receptive (Meaning)

Wordnet

receptive (s)

open to arguments, ideas, or change

of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

Wordnet

receptive (a)

ready or willing to receive favorably

Webster

receptive (a.)

Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind.

receptive Sentence Examples

  1. The audience was highly receptive to the speaker's message.
  2. My boss was surprisingly receptive to my ideas.
  3. The soil is very receptive to water, allowing for excellent drainage.
  4. The patient was exceptionally receptive to the new medication.
  5. The therapist created a receptive environment to foster open communication.
  6. The plants were receptive to the increased sunlight and flourished.
  7. The new employee was very receptive to feedback and eager to learn.
  8. The board of directors was not receptive to the proposed changes.
  9. The public was generally receptive to the government's initiatives.
  10. The dog was highly receptive to its owner's commands and training.

FAQs About the word receptive

open to arguments, ideas, or change, ready or willing to receive favorably, of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervo

open, impartial, nonjudgmental, calm, unprejudiced, tolerant, neutral,open-minded, broad-minded, impressionable

partisan, partial, unreceptive,unreceptive, partial, partisan, prejudiced, biased, biased, prejudiced

The audience was highly receptive to the speaker's message.

My boss was surprisingly receptive to my ideas.

The soil is very receptive to water, allowing for excellent drainage.

The patient was exceptionally receptive to the new medication.