Antonyms for receptive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-sep-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsɛp tɪv

Definition of receptive

Origin : 1540s, from Medieval Latin receptivus, from Latin recipere (see receive). Related: Receptivity.

adj open to new ideas

Example sentences :

His manner was anything but receptive so far as excuses were concerned.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

We were always in the most receptive and sympathetic condition.
Extract from : « Oldtown Fireside Stories » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

It is a phase of the life of the school, both in its active and its receptive states.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge

It wasn't just blank, either; Malone finally pinned it down as Receptive.
Extract from : « Out Like a Light » by Gordon Randall Garrett

In this receptive mood the traveller reaches Lund and an automobile.
Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard

But their influence for good or evil comes to receptive characters.
Extract from : « True to His Home » by Hezekiah Butterworth

In Natasha's receptive condition of soul this prayer affected her strongly.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

He had the curious, receptive, alert and eager mind of a child.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 » by Elbert Hubbard

There was no limit save that imposed by the receptive capacity of the guest.
Extract from : « The Bibliotaph » by Leon H. Vincent

The best of blood ran in her veins, and by nature she was quick, sympathetic and receptive.
Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett

Synonyms for receptive

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