unreceptive

adjective

Definition of unreceptivenext
as in partisan

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Recent Examples of unreceptive Others continue burning cash in the pursuit of profitability but are finding the market unreceptive. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 To their credit, Lawyers Defending American Democracy and the other plaintiffs did just that, only to find the appropriate authority unreceptive. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025 Hippler appeared unreceptive to their arguments that the IGG techniques violated Kohberger's constitutional rights and questioned whether the defendant even had standing to challenge the investigatory tactic. — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025 Hochul has expressed more openness to raising corporate taxes, but the MTA, which is under her control, has been unreceptive to free buses, as Janno Lieber, the agency's chairman, told CBS News New York. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unreceptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreceptive
  1. partisan
  2. narrow-minded
  3. biased
  4. prejudiced
  5. partial
  6. intolerant
  7. bigoted
Adjective
  • Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • Alaska participates in a non-partisan top 4 primary election, meaning there is only one ballot and all candidates are listed together, regardless of political party.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of partisan
Adjective
  • Debbie Duncan, director of talent acquisition at Northwestern Mutual, says one of the biggest mistakes new graduates can make is being narrow-minded with their job search.
    — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • However, curiosity can interrupt that narrow-minded thinking, according to Maya Nehru, MA, LMFT, a psychotherapist offering services in anxiety and trauma in San Diego and Washington.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of narrow-minded
Adjective
  • The authors suspect this similar behavior might be because fighter jets deploy forward-facing weapon-radar systems and dragonflies have a frontally biased vision system ideal for detecting targets in front of them.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
  • Further, Tenbarge relied on anonymous and other clearly biased sources to advance her false narrative about Alexa.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2026
Definition of biased
Adjective
  • The balls provided a rare opportunity for competitors to express themselves outside of the confines of a prejudiced society and later offered education and testing as the community battled HIV/AIDS.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
  • But the rich sometimes actually can face a prejudiced jury.
    — John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of prejudiced
Adjective
  • Instead, the moon will appear to take a bite from the sun, with the most significant partial views in Alaska, Atlantic Canada, and parts of New England.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Hassan said Salah underwent physiotherapy this week and an evaluation from the medical team before rejoining the team for a partial practice on Wednesday.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of partial
Adjective
  • Most aphids are heat-intolerant and will disappear by midsummer.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026
  • Americans may have become too intolerant of heat, but this is patently ridiculous.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of intolerant
Adjective
  • Others warned that Emmer’s comments and the growing animosity towards Somali- and Muslim-American communities marked a regression to a more bigoted era in the United States.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • That means that, every once in a while, when someone is saying bigoted things or acting aggressively around other customers, they get kicked out.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Definition of bigoted

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“Unreceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreceptive. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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