Synonyms of receptive

receptive

adjective

ri-ˈsep-tiv 

as in open

willing to consider new or different ideas

needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• open
• open-minded
• impartial
• broad-minded
• neutral
• tolerant
• unprejudiced
• calm
• nonjudgmental
• unbiased
• easygoing
• objective
• amenable
• compliant
• dispassionate
• susceptible
• detached
• impressionable
• suggestible
• persuadable
• persuasible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreceptive
• partial
• partisan
• narrow
• biased
• prejudiced
• narrow-minded
• intolerant
• bigoted
• one-sided

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of receptive

Despite Kennedy’s controversial opinions on vaccines and other health care issues, Republicans have largely been receptive to him. —Cate Martel, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024

Although chalked up as fringe by much of the country, Trump’s Nov. 5 election showed a much broader swath of the American electorate shared those concerns – or at least were more receptive to them. —Antonio Fins, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024

So if any one of them wasn’t leaning on the others or wasn’t being receptive to it, get them out of there. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024

That resulted in a much larger pool of Black and Latino voters who were receptive to Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric. —Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024