Meaning & use
Unreceptive
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Not willing or ready to accept, consider, or respond to something, such as new ideas or feedback.
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The board was unreceptive to the proposed changes at first.
He remained unreceptive to criticism, no matter how constructive.
A note on using this word
Unreceptive often pairs with "to," as in "unreceptive to an idea," highlighting the specific thing being rejected.
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