accommodating

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adjective

ac·​com·​mo·​dat·​ing ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ 

: willing to please : helpful, obliging

a generous and accommodating host

accommodatingly

ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

accommodating

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present participle of accommodate

Synonyms of accommodating

Adjective

• friendly
• accommodative

Examples of accommodating in a Sentence

Adjective

She seems less accommodating to the demands of her boss than she used to be.

an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Someone expressed appreciation that airlines are now more accommodating to wheelchair travelers. — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

And for the smaller crowd that wants to turn up the pace, the Mach 7 is more snug but still more accommodating than its direct predecessor, so as to not fully give up the sense of control its shape delivers. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

So, even after presenting information that challenged the accusations against her fans, Cox still owed the people making those accusations a more accommodating response, according to Spain. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Tushnet says courts may be more accommodating toward someone who has made good-faith efforts to prevent confusion than someone who kept investing in a name despite knowing there was a problem. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from present participle of accommodate

First Known Use

Adjective

1642, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for accommodating

• accelerating
• accentuating
• accumulating
• adjudicating
• administrating
• affiliating
• agglutinating
• alienating
• alleviating
• amalgamating
• ameliorating
• annihilating

Kids Definition

accommodating

adjective

: ready and willing to help : obliging

accommodatingly adverb