UNRECEPTIVE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unreceptive

adjective

Definition of unreceptive

as in partisan

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Recent Examples of unreceptive To their credit, Lawyers Defending American Democracy and the other plaintiffs did just that, only to find the appropriate authority unreceptive. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025 Is the primary electorate simply unreceptive to centrist points of view? — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 Others continue burning cash in the pursuit of profitability but are finding the market unreceptive. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 Hippler appeared unreceptive to their arguments that the IGG techniques violated Kohberger's constitutional rights and questioned whether the defendant even had standing to challenge the investigatory tactic. — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unreceptive

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Adjective

Are voters okay with these increasingly partisan political maps?

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
On the ballot again is former Democratic Coroner Dotti Owens, who served two terms until she was ousted in 2022 by Republican Rich Riffle, in a year in which Republicans won every partisan, countywide race in Ada.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of partisan

Adjective

Now, our narrow-minded and hard-hearted lawmakers and education overseers do not want undocumented students in Florida to get a college education.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Debbie Duncan, director of talent acquisition at Northwestern Mutual, says one of the biggest mistakes new graduates can make is being narrow-minded with their job search.

— Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

Definition of narrow-minded

Adjective

Some commenters argue that James is biased and politically motivated, suggesting her involvement could undermine the case's fairness and credibility.

— Tim Craig, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2026
In prior internal meetings and emails, staff and consultants had criticized Citation’s water sampling practices as biased in favor of the company’s conclusion that rainfall was causing old pollution to resurface.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of biased

Adjective

Identifying red blood cells in dinosaurs The fossil is a partial hind limb of Aratasaurus museunacionali, a theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
With more cars equipped with partial automation hitting the road, safety researchers are growing increasingly worried about driver attention and the potential for these systems to cause crashes.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of partial

Adjective

There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Today’s amphibians cannot live in marine environments due to their salt-intolerant skin.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of intolerant

Adjective

Former broadcaster Mark Jones has posted several bigoted messages about Jokic.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Bishara Bahbah, who was once in favor of the Administration, speaks with Isaac Chotiner about his disappointment in the President’s bigoted rhetoric.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2026

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