UNRECEPTIVE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unreceptive

adjective

Definition of unreceptive

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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

The Living New Deal -- a nonprofit and non-partisan organization dedicated to preserving the history of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's series of economic, social and political reforms -- is raising concerns about the race.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The tariffs amounted to an average tax increase of $1,000 per household in 2025, according to the non-partisan Tax Foundation.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of partisan

Adjective

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
However, curiosity can interrupt that narrow-minded thinking, according to Maya Nehru, MA, LMFT, a psychotherapist offering services in anxiety and trauma in San Diego and Washington.

— Jenna Ryu, SELF, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of narrow-minded

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Relevant and reliable numbers reveal that under and throughout de Blasio’s two mayoral terms the NYPD resumed its aggressive, starkly biased tactics.

— Robert Gangi, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
The college’s Board of Trustees subsequently successfully sought to disqualify Ruiz from handling future cases involving the college and the presidential library, arguing that she was personally biased in favor of Dunn.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of biased

Adjective

The prosecution of Ebel and Diestel was as prejudiced as such things typically are.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
During one of the balls, Peggy (Denée Benton) gets her fairy-tale moment when William Kirkland (Jordan Donica) defies his prejudiced mother (Phylicia Rashad) and cuts through the dance floor to propose to her in front of everyone.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of prejudiced

Adjective

August's partial lunar eclipse will occur as Earth passes directly between the sun and moon during the full moon phase — an imperfect alignment that will see our planet's intense inner shadow cover 96% of the visible face of our natural satellite.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The restrictions pertain to parking lanes, curb lanes, and partial travel lanes to assist with the buildout and breakdown of the event, according to a city news release.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of partial

Adjective

The association naturally angered the intolerant left, including one X user whose response has since gone viral.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
This product targets millions of lactose-intolerant Americans and those avoiding lactose by choice, reflecting the company's commitment to meeting evolving consumer needs without compromise.

— Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of intolerant

Adjective

The league is clearly consumed by athletes with bigoted, demeaning views of white women.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
His fortunes started to change in his mid-50s, when he was cast in the 2008, off-Broadway revival of Sarah Kane’s audacious Blasted, as a bigoted and predatory tabloid writer.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

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