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
Commissioner Beverly Perkins seemed most receptive to the idea of returning to a Pompano Beach Police Department.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The audience is present in a politely distant but receptive way with shots from the back of their heads and an occasional darkened full-theater shot.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 23 May 2025
But many literary agents weren’t receptive to her change of genre.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Local government, eager to preserve the open space along Nod Road, has been receptive to most of the ideas from Kevin Casey of Simsbury Real Estate Holdings LLC.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The audience is present in a politely distant but receptive way with shots from the back of their heads and an occasional darkened full-theater shot.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 23 May 2025
But many literary agents weren’t receptive to her change of genre.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Local government, eager to preserve the open space along Nod Road, has been receptive to most of the ideas from Kevin Casey of Simsbury Real Estate Holdings LLC.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptive
open
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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Everything’s ready to go, except one question remains—curtains open or closed?—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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