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Synonyms for receptive
rɪˈsɛp tɪvre·cep·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
receptiveadjective
open to arguments, ideas, or change
"receptive to reason and the logic of facts"
Synonyms:
centripetal, open, sensory(a)Antonyms:
nonabsorptive, imperviable, efferent, unreceptive, impervious, motorial, nonabsorbent, closed, unsympatheticreceptive, openadjective
ready or willing to receive favorably
"receptive to the proposals"
Synonyms:
overt, sensory(a), exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, centripetal, undefended, subject, clear, open, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, undetermined, open(a), openedAntonyms:
impervious, unreceptive, closed, efferent, imperviable, nonabsorptive, nonabsorbent, motorial, unsympatheticcentripetal, receptive, sensory(a)adjective
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
"sensory neurons"
Antonyms:
nonabsorptive, unsympathetic, motorial, impervious, imperviable, unreceptive, closed, efferent, nonabsorbentreceptiveadjective
able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
"the paper is ink-receptive"
Synonyms:
centripetal, open, sensory(a)Antonyms:
imperviable, nonabsorptive, closed, impervious, unsympathetic, unreceptive, motorial, efferent, nonabsorbent
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List of paraphrases for "receptive":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#259 | subject | |
#283 | open | |
#907 | clear | |
#3299 | opened | |
#3826 | sensitive | |
#4264 | capable | |
#4876 | exposed | |
#5227 | loose | |
#11038 | responsive | |
#13668 | candid | |
#14010 | unresolved | |
#14804 | susceptible | |
#25269 | undecided | |
#26194 | receptive | |
#28212 | undetermined | |
#28462 | overt | |
#104448 | centripetal | |
#153106 | undefended | |
#161921 | unfastened |
How to use receptive in a sentence?
Venture capitalists and angel investors focus on companies with home-run potential. You might have a great little profitable company with dedicated customers, but if you don’t have the potential for a billion-dollar IPO or acquisition, a VC or angel isn’t likely to be interested. That said, your community of customers might be very receptive to investing.
It made me feel good that I was strong enough and able to have that talk with him, and that he was receptive to that talk, that’s the hardest thing: to make some receptive to getting some advice, especially men because we are kind of hard-headed.
For the growth to continue, consumer confidence in online shopping needs to increase. Around 40 percent of consumers are receptive to online shopping but they have not tried it at all.
There is no support for any of the candidates. Each candidate should expect to be held accountable. That is our political position in this current election cycle, one of things they can do is expect to be held accountable and to be receptive to that accountability.
When we started Influence Co., there was a lot that I didn’t know, instead of allowing my lack of knowledge to hold me back, I used it to my advantage to connect with, and ask for, help from established leaders and others in the industry. People are receptive when you’re humble and willing to learn. Some of our first clients were actually people I reached out to when we started the company.
Translations for receptive
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- receptiuCatalan, Valencian
- modtageligDanish
- receptivoSpanish
- avoin, vastaanottavainenFinnish
- réceptifFrench
- gabhálach, glacachIrish
- reseptifIndonesian
- ricettivoItalian
- ontvankelijkDutch
- primitor, receptivRomanian
- منفیUrdu
- tiếp nhậnVietnamese
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