acceptive

Definitions of acceptive
  1. adjective
    inclined to accept rather than reject
    “she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions”
    synonyms:
    accepting
    tolerating without protest
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    antonyms:
    rejective
    rejecting or tending to reject
    dismissive
    stopping to associate with
    repudiative
    rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning
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  2. adjective
    accepting willingly
    “acceptive of every new idea”
    synonyms: acceptant
    open, receptive
    ready or willing to receive favorably
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