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

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

Business, healthcare and the economy Weiser has been receptive to business complaints about overregulation. — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Americans are growing more receptive to socialism, even as their views of big business sour. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Though the film is now regarded as one of the greatest works of the 21st century, when Del Toro set out to make it, the industry was not receptive to his ideas. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026