accommodating

adjective

ac·​com·​mo·​dat·​ing ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ How to pronounce accommodating (audio)
: willing to please : helpful, obliging
a generous and accommodating host
accommodatingly adverb

Examples of accommodating in a Sentence

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
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Over time, that issue was exacerbated as leadership made decisions that were more accommodating to White families. Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025 No island would be big enough for the both of them; Howard’s movie, for no want of effort, proves scarcely more accommodating. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025 That occurred, in part, because of Penn State’s more accommodating schedule. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2025 Fargo’s neo-noir framework is more accommodating to Hawley’s abstract tendencies. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accommodating

Word History

Etymology

from present participle of accommodate

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of accommodating was in 1642

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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accommodating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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accommodating

adjective
: ready and willing to help : obliging
accommodatingly adverb

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