Synonyms

acceptant

American

[ak-sep-tuhnt] / ækˈsɛp tənt /

adjective

willingly or readily accepting or receiving; receptive.

acceptant British

/ əkˈsɛptənt /

adjective

receiving willingly; receptive

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Etymology

Origin of acceptant

First recorded in 1590–1600; accept + -ant

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acceptant

I am acceptant of whenever it is you can join in on this crusade, this journey, this fight that I am in day after day after day.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2021

You don’t want to be acceptant of that.

From Fox News ● Dec. 11, 2018

At first acceptant of Sharon's news, he angers when he discovers who the father is.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meantime, we have this movie--full of acceptant, sidelong glances at human quirkiness--to delight us.

From Time Magazine Archive

Banneker, at home again, planted a garden of dreams, and lived in it, mechanically acceptant of the outer world, resentful of any intrusion upon that flowerful retreat.

From Success A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams

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