accepting

[ak-sep-ting]

adjective

1. amenable; open.

   She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates.

Other Word Forms

• acceptingly adverb
• acceptingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accepting¹

First recorded in 1570–80; accept + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“Lately, a lot of professional people have an opinion of what people should and shouldn’t do, what they should and shouldn’t like, how they should dress,” she said while accepting her award.

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In others, companies have been eating those costs and accepting lower profits, the Fed said.

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To them, he is something to gawk at while patting themselves on the back for “accepting” him.

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A handful of schools—including Columbia, University of Chicago and Northwestern—started accepting something called a “Dialogues” report this fall from a peer-tutoring site.

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GLAAD’s research suggests that audiences have become more accepting over the last 20 years due to watching diverse casts and stories.

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Related Words

• acceptance 
• admission 
• affirmation 
• approval 
• authorization 
• consent 
• corroboration 
• endorsement 
• evidence 
• green light 
• passage 
• recognition 
• testimony 
• verification