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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Where there is either no intrinsic value, or no acceptant capacity, there is no effectual value; that is to say, no wealth.

From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by Ruskin, John

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