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
Very, very accommodating and very, very nice. Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 May 2026 That would involve changing some state laws, persuading housing lenders to be more accommodating and overcoming resistance from construction unions. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The reasons include maintaining routine and consistency, reducing risk of adverse reactions, providing cultural familiarity and accommodating personal preferences. ABC News, 24 June 2026 Families can choose suites accommodating up to five people (some with swim-up access) or two-bedroom villas with private pools and butler service for up to six. Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for accommodating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodating
Adjective
  • Both are beginner-friendly and simply require a little curiosity to get started.
    Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • Keep scrolling to shop more new petite-friendly Quince finds.
    Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Barin is the hotel’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, seating 10 people at the counter and up to 16 in booths lining a long mural hand-drawn on gold leaf depicting Osaka’s history.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Just know that pricing varies by city, date, and seating location.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The endless will-he-won’t-he drama surrounding Prince Harry’s visit to the UK could be the final straw for hopes of reconciling with the royal family, said The Sun’s Clemmie Moodie.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
  • The continuous close people have talked about for 15 years starts to look real once agents are reconciling around the clock instead of in a quarterly sprint.
    Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • These specialty farmers have found ways to adapt, in part by adjusting their harvest schedules to avoid the hottest parts of the day.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The moment employees understand how their performance will be measured, many begin adjusting their behavior to improve the metric rather than the outcome the metric was designed to represent.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The Swedish parliament on Monday adopted a law obliging public sector workers to report to the police any migrants who are not authorized to live in Sweden.
    Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • The incident triggered a fire alarm, obliging the entire French delegation — some of whom were still in their pyjamas — to evacuate the building.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The second and third stories are open to visitors, while the first floor housing the gift shop remains closed.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • About 150 miles from SoFi Stadium, south of the Mexican border, sits the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team for its games at the Inglewood venue.
    Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • Korea sits at the center of the global HBM (high bandwidth memory) and DRAM (dynamic-random access memory) supply chain, not to mention macro tailwinds including a weaker USD, an accommodative Bank or Korea and a record current account surplus.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • Furthermore, more food companies, restaurants, and franchises such as Chipotle, Starbucks, Taco Bell, and IHOP are adapting to veganism and vegetarianism by including accommodative options for these diets on their menus.
    Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Its lawns, mature trees and lake-facing vistas feel deliberately composed, holding attention on the landscape before releasing it outward to the water.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The farm is also holding a Fairy Festival on July 18 and 19 featuring scavenger hunts, fairy stories and other activities in addition to the usual hayrides, petting farm and pony rides.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026

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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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