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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Other Word Forms

nonacceptant adjective
unacceptant adjective

Etymology

Origin of acceptant

First recorded in 1590–1600; accept + -ant

Example Sentences

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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

Different cultures do things differently than we do, and so we're marginally more acceptant of strange behavior in exotic climes than we are when, say, Owen Wilson or Vince Vaughan are acting sort of stupid.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Her gentle face was so undisturbed, so calmly acceptant of the heinous fact that Brigit could do nothing but stare.

From The Halo by Justice, B. Martin

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