accommodating

adjective

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Synonyms of accommodatingnext
: 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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The service Service is warm and accommodating, especially up on the rooftop, where staff manage cabana reservations and seasonal setups with ease. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026 Sydney In Sydney, public transportation is wheelchair-accessible and many of the city’s most popular venues and attractions are equally accommodating. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026 Albeit coinciding with the steroids era and suspicions baseballs were juiced, a more accommodating home environment allowed the Royals to score the most runs in franchise history (879) in 2000. Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026 Sean McDermott was super accommodating, (Texans head coach) DeMeco Ryans, awesome, Lincoln Riley, USC, Ryan Day at Ohio State, Billy O’Brien at Boston College. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026 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 9 Mar. 2026.

Kids Definition

accommodating

adjective
: ready and willing to help : obliging
accommodatingly adverb

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