acceptant
acceptant — adjective
- acceptantpositive
- more acceptantcomparative
- most acceptantsuperlative
1. willing to receive or welcome new ideas, people, or experiences without resistan
willing to receive or welcome new ideas, people, or experiences without resistance — describing a person who is open to what is unfamiliar or different.
Xiu's family was acceptant of her decision to study art instead of medicine.
collocation: acceptant of [decision]
The community remained acceptant toward the new arrivals, offering help with housing and jobs.
collocation: acceptant toward [someone]
Tariq found his colleagues remarkably acceptant of the unfamiliar workflow he proposed.
A truly acceptant listener does not interrupt or judge before hearing the full story.
Diego's parents were surprisingly acceptant when he announced his plan to move abroad.
- receptive
overlapping in meaning but more common; receptive often suggests readiness to receive ideas or suggestions, while acceptant emphasises a welcoming attitude toward difference.
- open
less formal and far more frequent; open covers willingness without the literary tone of acceptant.
- amenable
focuses on willingness to agree or comply with a request, whereas acceptant is broader, covering ideas, people, and experiences.
- welcoming
more social and concrete; welcoming describes a friendly reception of people, while acceptant can apply to abstract things like change.
- resistant
actively opposing or refusing, the direct opposite of accepting willingly.
- unreceptive
not open to ideas or suggestions; shares the receptive root but is the negative counterpart.
文法句型
acceptant of [something]
acceptant toward [someone]
用法筆記
Rare in everyday conversation; preferred in formal or literary contexts describing attitudes toward change, difference, or unfamiliar ideas.