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

2 of 2

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

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

Because of the size of the Miami Beach Convention Center and the fact that this iteration of Art Basel is the only one to take place across a single floor, ABMB’s floor plan is the most accommodating to individual exhibitors’ needs. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Bloomberg added or extended more than 40 historic districts and passed more than 80 neighborhood downzonings, while Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams were much more accommodating to real-estate interests. — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

And his fiery temper, igniting at every possible moment with his older and more accommodating bandmates, turns this snapshot of history into genuine tragedy. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 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