receptive
adjective
re·cep·tive
ri-ˈsep-tiv 
Examples of receptive in a Sentence
I was happy to be speaking before such a receptive audience.
needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business
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There are also signs human patients of the future might be receptive to that alternative.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
Ashe’s revelation and HIV/AIDS advocacy helped break through the longstanding stigma and fear surrounding the disease, leveraging his status as a familiar sports star to help politicians and everyday people become more receptive to public discussion of the disease.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
This was a signal that Hamas was willing to be more receptive to concluding the ceasefire's second phase—which would include the return of prisoners—and that Trump had introduced a new approach that could incentivize an agreement, Melamed added.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
And Georgia’s chief executive has been receptive to the idea, Scott said.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
Ashe’s revelation and HIV/AIDS advocacy helped break through the longstanding stigma and fear surrounding the disease, leveraging his status as a familiar sports star to help politicians and everyday people become more receptive to public discussion of the disease.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
This was a signal that Hamas was willing to be more receptive to concluding the ceasefire's second phase—which would include the return of prisoners—and that Trump had introduced a new approach that could incentivize an agreement, Melamed added.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
And Georgia’s chief executive has been receptive to the idea, Scott said.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receptive. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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receptive
adjective
re·cep·tive
ri-ˈsep-tiv
1
: able or willing to receive especially ideas
2
: able to receive and pass on stimuli
the receptive part of the retina
Medical Definition
receptive
adjective
re·cep·tive
ri-ˈsep-tiv
1
: open and responsive to ideas, impressions, or suggestions
2
a
of a sensory end organ
: fit to receive and transmit stimuli
b
receptiveness
noun
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