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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—Kendrick Calfee
january 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
Hicks said the community has not only been receptive to the project, but have gone above and beyond what Habitat KC could have asked.
—Kendrick Calfee
january 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2006, gamers were cautiously receptive of Gans’ loyal, try-hard take.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Councilmembers were receptive, including Tarus Mack, who has voiced some of the harshest criticism of the property’s sale.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receptive. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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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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