RECEPTIVENESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

receptiveness

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Recent Examples of receptiveness There’s a receptiveness to Helaena that at times can be really funny but also played up the tragedy of her arc this season. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 The team also found that residents in the Sardinian Blue Zone had higher levels of curiosity and receptiveness to new ideas in general, and were more adept at understanding and sharing their emotions. — Refractor, 27 July 2026 For me, the New York School is all about instinct and receptiveness. — Joe Dunthorne, The New York Review of Books, 25 July 2026 However, the Lab's receptiveness to training established them as the ideal breed for guide dog foundations around the country. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 24 July 2026 His receptiveness and work are making an impression. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026 As the number of men sharing beauty content online grew, so did brands' receptiveness to partnering with male makeup artists for partnerships. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Trump officials have pointed to research on ivermectin as an example of the administration’s receptiveness to ideas the scientific establishment has rejected. — Rachana Pradhan, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026 This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025

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Noun

The right message finds an opening where there is some degree of receptivity.

— Jon Kirchner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
That spiritual receptivity brings peace, clarity, and even safety to others.

— Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026

Definition of receptivity

Noun

These give the driver real-time control over accelerator pedal sensitivity, wheel slip thresholds (with nine traction settings) and cornering agility.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
The authors concluded that improved laboratory sensitivity and statistical methods could help agencies better interpret drinking-water monitoring results.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sensitivity

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Hundreds of runners in purple briefs took to the streets of Johannesburg last Friday to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The decision to launch the movie in moderate release — rather than limited in just a handful of venues or nationwide on more than 2,000 screens — proved wise because the studio was able to bolster awareness while cultivating a sense of scarcity.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of awareness

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Pulling on a long rope of influences that begins with the Wilsons and runs through British prog, bedroom pop, and chillwave, Doomed is a serene and satisfying collection which, like its forebears, makes a personal matter of universal consciousness.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
And as my political consciousness has grown, so has my anger.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of consciousness

Noun

This memory of the body’s muscle enacted in the gesture of cutting, moved from anger to mindfulness to mourning for all that was lost in that claiming of art.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
This kind of recovery can involve DBT, a therapy that focuses on mindfulness and emotional regulation.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of mindfulness

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