Definition of accommodatingnext
as in friendly
willing to do a favor an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order

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accommodating

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verb

present participle of accommodate
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as in seating
to make or have room for the back seat accommodates three people comfortably

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Recent Examples of accommodating
Adjective
The roofline is flatter, the rear compartment is more accommodating, and loading bulky stuff is easier. — New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026 Think of the centuries of architectural design dedicated to making those spaces useful, accommodating, safe, and efficient. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
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But both Islamabad and Tehran were less accommodating hosts than the Taliban were. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026 Hotels accommodating asylum seekers became regular protest sites last year, while disorder and violence linked to anti-migrant demonstrations has erupted in several cities, including Glasgow in Scotland and Belfast in Northern Ireland. — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accommodating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodating
Adjective
  • The playground is less playground, more sprawling treehouse, complete with climbing structures, waterslides, and two toddler-friendly pools.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • An archipelago famed for its friendly culture, white-sand beaches and teeming coral reefs, Fiji has struggled for years to contain a drug boom.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Upon completion, Ryan Field will have the dual distinction of being the most expensive and the smallest stadium, by seating capacity, in all of big-time college football.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the remodel, seating for 18 customers at four tables would be available inside, according to a floor plan.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Eventually, marketers are left reconciling multiple versions of the truth.
    — Chai Outmezguine, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The brothers have not been on speaking terms for some time, and William is reportedly dead set against ever reconciling with Harry.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When adjusting for inflation, disposable personal income was flat.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Get both right, build the right supporting infrastructure, and your AI starts moving with a market rather than against it, adjusting to whatever language or channel a customer prefers.
    — Wendy Johnstone, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Recipe development can be a self-effacing task, obliging the writer to anticipate the appetites and routines of her imagined reader.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Des Phemmes Salvo Rizza stepped up his game with a beautiful Des Phemmes collection presented in the frescoed halls of Palazzo Turati, now housing Istituto Marangoni’s Milan campus.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The key is housing all these AI capabilities within a singular Copilot app.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Fed chairs for years described the funds rate as either accommodative, neutral or restrictive.
    — Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The 2016 reflation trade ran on an accommodative Federal Reserve and inflation running well below target — conditions with no analog in the current cycle, where the Fed is still wrestling with an inflation rate that refuses to return to 2%.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • He was put into a 20-foot-by-20-foot holding cell with at least 25 other men.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That machine set a global benchmark in January 2025 by holding plasma heated to 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit) for 1,066 seconds.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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