unreceptive

adjective

un·​re·​cep·​tive ˌən-ri-ˈsep-tiv 

: not responsive or receptive

an unreceptive audience

Some members of the committee were unreceptive to the idea.

an unreceptive doe

Examples of unreceptive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hochul has expressed more openness to raising corporate taxes, but the MTA, which is under her control, has been unreceptive to free buses, as Janno Lieber, the agency's chairman, told CBS News New York. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

North Korea has so far seemed unreceptive to both South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, and Trump's attempts to engage with Pyongyang. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025

This film is a prime example of how the sci-fi genre helps creators to pass along (often very preachy) messages to otherwise unreceptive audiences. —Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025

To their credit, Lawyers Defending American Democracy and the other plaintiffs did just that, only to find the appropriate authority unreceptive. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unreceptive

• contraceptive
• nociceptive
• deceptive
• perceptive
• receptive
• proprioceptive