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- pronunciation:
- rih
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tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
capable of or willing to receive.
Fortunately, the patient's body was receptive to the transplant.- antonyms:
- unreceptive
- similar words:
- absorbent, alert, amenable, capable, friendly, open, pliable, responsive, sensitive
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| definition 2: |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas.
Her mother was surprisingly receptive to the idea of having the wedding outdoors.- synonyms:
- amenable, open
- antonyms:
- unreceptive
- similar words:
- flexible, interested, responsive, sensitive
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| related words: |
absorbent, amenable, liberal, malleable, passive, pliable, sensitive, supple, sympathetic, willing |
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| derivations: |
receptively (adv.), receptiveness (n.) |
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