Synonyms of receptive

receptive

adjective

ri-ˈsep-tiv 

as in open

willing to consider new or different ideas

needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• open
• open-minded
• impartial
• broad-minded
• neutral
• tolerant
• unprejudiced
• calm
• nonjudgmental
• unbiased
• easygoing
• objective
• amenable
• compliant
• dispassionate
• susceptible
• detached
• impressionable
• suggestible
• persuadable
• persuasible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreceptive
• partial
• partisan
• narrow
• biased
• prejudiced
• narrow-minded
• intolerant
• bigoted
• one-sided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of receptive

Woods defines the pre-rut as the time period during which less than 25 percent of does are receptive. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026

Netanyahu would depend on the far-right parties led by Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, whose ultra-nationalist politics have found a receptive audience among younger right-wing Israelis. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

Senses are dialled up, receptive, and tender—move gently and lead with care. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Almost no one is attuned to their surroundings or open to conversation, receptive to subtle social and environmental cues. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026