RECEPTIVE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

receptive

adjective

ri-ˈsep-tiv

Definition of receptive next

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 The ability to stay loose and receptive to his on-field work was key to his new on-field role. —

Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026 Weeks before reports that United was considering a deal with American (which rebuffed the idea) Kirby paid a visit to the White House and pitched the merits of the airline merger to Trump himself — an idea the president was said to be receptive to, according to a person briefed on the meeting. —

Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026 McCracken said the union presented several different plans during bargaining negotiations that would keep costs affordable for teachers while sustaining the benefits trust, but the district wasn’t receptive. —

Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Everybody’s just been real receptive. —

Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for receptive

Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptive

open

Adjective

Rescuers found the son trapped with his dead dad’s body after forcing open their apartment door, Singh said.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
Their hounding defense and Johnson’s decision to aggressively trap Anthony Edwards blew the game wide open, as the Spurs let the Wolves take open 3s, and Minnesota missed almost all of them.

— Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026