Synonyms of receptivity

receptivity

noun

as in receptiveness

Related Words

• receptiveness
• sensitivity
• awareness
• consciousness
• mindfulness
• aliveness
• attentiveness
• watchfulness
• vigilance
• alertness
• alert
• wariness
• red alert
• readiness
• cautiousness
• watch
• carefulness
• preparation
• qui vive
• chariness
• heedfulness
• care

Dissimilar Words

• absorption
• abstraction
• preoccupation
• distraction
• daze
• daydreaming
• absentmindedness
• engrossment
• obliviousness
• unawareness
• unconsciousness
• carelessness
• inattention
• inattentiveness
• heedlessness
• inobservance
• unwariness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of receptivity

The right message finds an opening where there is some degree of receptivity. — Jon Kirchner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

That spiritual receptivity brings peace, clarity, and even safety to others. — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026

Their emotional awareness is a gift… but this almost all-consuming receptivity can easily result in them taking harmless jokes or silly comments personally. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

Though most people understand the need for sunscreen, many don’t realize that the brain, like the skin, is an organ with exquisite receptivity to the outside world. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026

Sometimes these shifts are small, noticeable only to the character experiencing them, as when an impending hurricane heightens the narrator’s receptivity to the minor mysteries of humble objects. — Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Sometimes, what needs to be said will be heard best later — after emotions settle and receptivity returns. — Glenn Kurlander, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026

The solstice naturally pulls us toward rest and receptivity; this ritual simply creates a pocket of stillness where the subtle can speak. — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025

This result suggests that the pathway regulates uterine receptivity. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025