Vocabulary
Receptive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.
Urdu meaning
قبول کرنے والا، اثر لینے والا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It remains to be seen how receptive India is to US mediation.
- Much effort has gone into reversing global perceptions about PIA since then, and it is encouraging to note that international regulators now seem more receptive when considering the airline`s safety profile.
- As a deeply religious country, the people of Pakistan will be more receptive to the idea of environmental conservation as a religious duty.
- Negotiations for the new loan will not be easy even though the Fund is, according to the minister, `very receptive` to Pakistan`s request for a new programme.
- Speaking at an event at the PSX last Friday, he said that the IMF was `receptive` to the idea of one, although the size of the next programme was still to be determined.
Synonyms
open-minded, open to new ideas, open to suggestions, open, responsive, amenable
Antonyms
resistant, unresponsive
Curator example
“a receptive audience”
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