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

Two of the highest-ranking law enforcement officials in California are publicly sparring over the integrity of state elections, trading barbs on social media that highlight the fierce partisan divide on the issue heading into the November midterms.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
In a country increasingly divided along political ideologies, partisan politics are coming together to answer the age old dynamic between privacy and security.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 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

Experts said it was most likely caused by a partial glacier collapse that sent tons of ice and rock crashing down into the valley below, setting off a powerful landslide.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
August’s full sturgeon moon will align with a partial lunar eclipse this week, producing a stunning cosmic sight for sky-gazers.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of partial

Adjective

Law student Gemma Jay (Abbie Hern), recruited by the nonsense-intolerant Coach Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds), also joins the squad.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of intolerant

Adjective

But arguably the script by Jones and director Brunner might have been a skoosh more impactful if the small-minded townsfolk, clearly coded as bigoted MAGA types, weren’t quite so hateful with only a few exceptions.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
The league is clearly consumed by athletes with bigoted, demeaning views of white women.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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