receptive

/ɹɪsˈɛptɪv/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. open to arguments, ideas, or change
   “receptive to reason and the logic of facts”
2. ready or willing to receive favorably
   “receptive to the proposals”
3. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
   “sensory neurons”
4. able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
   “the paper is ink-receptive”

Synonyms for receptive

• pervious
• open
• acceptive
• admissive
• assimilative
• hospitable
• centripetal
• sensory
• afferent
• absorbent

Antonyms of receptive

• unreceptive

Words that rhyme with receptive

• contraceptive
• deceptive
• perceptive
• unreceptive