Synonyms of receives

receives

verb

present tense third-person singular of receive

as in admits

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to

a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admits
• enters
• takes
• welcomes
• confirms
• entertains
• ratifies
• fellowships

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• dismisses
• bans
• disapproves
• declines
• disallows
• bars
• expels
• banishes
• throws out
• ousts
• deports
• ostracizes
• exiles
• blackballs
• blacklists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of receives

Curious to see where this goes, since in the book, Rhonda doesn’t exist and Matt is long dead by the time Bret receives the tape. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Per city code, the mayor of Evanston receives a yearly salary of about $25,000, begging the question of who can afford to pursue the job with so little compensation and such weighty responsibilities. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Today, Jones receives disability benefits and has two eighty-millimetre cysts on his brain. — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

What The Data Tells Us Data collected across Larridin's enterprise customers shows that Anthropic’s Claude LLM Sonnet model receives 70% of API prompts while accounting for 51% of API spend. — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

If the settlement receives final approval, eligible consumers who submit valid claims could receive a portion of the fund. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

The sale goes to the highest bidder, and the buyer receives ownership free of any later claim by the original investor. — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

If no one receives that initially, there will be a runoff election. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

For maximum flowering, select a growing location with rich, well-draining soil that receives at least 6 to 8 hours of direct light. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026