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- pronunciation:
- rih
sep
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
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 |
adverb + (adj.)receptive
extremely, generally, highly, increasingly, incredibly, initially, less, more, naturally, openly, particularly, potentially, remarkably, sexually, unusually, very
(adj.)receptive
+ noun
appeal,
archegonium,
argument,
attitude,
audience,
climate,
cluster,
coaching,
coding,
communication,
courtship,
crowd,
deficit,
disability,
ear,
environment,
feedback,
female,
frame,
hen,
idea,
immigration,
impression,
inflorescence,
innovation,
intercourse,
language,
learning,
listener,
listening,
male,
message,
mind,
mode,
mood,
notion,
offer,
overture,
pitch,
proposal,
public,
recommendation,
request,
rhetoric,
speech,
stimulus,
suggestion,
viewer,
vocabulary
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derivations: |
receptively (adv.), receptiveness (n.) |
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