acceptive

Adjective
Synonyms: acceptant

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. inclined to accept rather than reject“she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions”Opposite rejectiveSimilar accepting
  2. accepting willingly“acceptive of every new idea”“an acceptant type of mind”Synonyms: acceptantOpposite unreceptiveSimilar receptive, open

Related words accept verb, toleration noun, acceptance noun, adoption noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ac·cept′ive (…), adjective

1. Fit for acceptance.

2. Ready to accept. obsolete Ben Jonson

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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