accommodating

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adjective

ac·​com·​mo·​dat·​ing ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ How to pronounce accommodating (audio)
Synonyms of accommodating
: willing to please : helpful, obliging
a generous and accommodating host
accommodatingly
ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce accommodating (audio)
adverb

accommodating

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present participle of accommodate

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Examples of accommodating in a Sentence

Adjective She seems less accommodating to the demands of her boss than she used to be. an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order
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Adjective
And for the smaller crowd that wants to turn up the pace, the Mach 7 is more snug but still more accommodating than its direct predecessor, so as to not fully give up the sense of control its shape delivers. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 So, even after presenting information that challenged the accusations against her fans, Cox still owed the people making those accusations a more accommodating response, according to Spain. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Tushnet says courts may be more accommodating toward someone who has made good-faith efforts to prevent confusion than someone who kept investing in a name despite knowing there was a problem. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 Because of the size of the Miami Beach Convention Center and the fact that this iteration of Art Basel is the only one to take place across a single floor, ABMB’s floor plan is the most accommodating to individual exhibitors’ needs. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accommodating

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from present participle of accommodate

First Known Use

Adjective

1642, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of accommodating was in 1642

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accommodating

adjective
: ready and willing to help : obliging
accommodatingly adverb
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