as in open
willing to consider new or different ideas
needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business
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Recent Examples of receptive
Furthermore, the daycare worker may understand and be receptive to a concern rather than feeling immediately judged.
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
During a hearing in September, several of the judges on the appellate panel appeared receptive to Trump's arguments seeking to reverse or reduce the his penalty, questioning the size of the massive judgment and the application of the fraud statute used to bring the case.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Less experienced players have fewer bad habits to break and can be more receptive to change because their routines aren’t as entrenched.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Some more receptive to this, some more receptive to that, but perhaps in incommensurate ways, meaning there can be no one yardstick to measure their comparative richness.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
During a hearing in September, several of the judges on the appellate panel appeared receptive to Trump's arguments seeking to reverse or reduce the his penalty, questioning the size of the massive judgment and the application of the fraud statute used to bring the case.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Less experienced players have fewer bad habits to break and can be more receptive to change because their routines aren’t as entrenched.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Some more receptive to this, some more receptive to that, but perhaps in incommensurate ways, meaning there can be no one yardstick to measure their comparative richness.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for receptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptive
open
Adjective
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The layout also includes a separate bedroom and bathroom, while the open living room has room for a sofa, TV stand, bookcase, and more.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The 35-year-old Bohannon hopes to draw in audiences and artists who, like himself, may not come from a reggae background but are open to exploring new musical styles.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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