acceptive

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US/ækˈsɛp.tɪv/

adjective

Fit for acceptance.

Similar
acceptingacceptantreceptiveopen
Opposite
rejective
OriginEnglish accept ← Middle English accepten ← Old French accepterder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveacceptive (comparative more acceptive, superlative most acceptive)

comparative more acceptive · superlative most acceptive

  1. Fit for acceptance.
  2. obsoleteReady to accept.
  3. Receptive.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveinclined to accept rather than reject

Similar
accepting
Opposite
rejective

adjectiveaccepting willingly

Similar
acceptantreceptiveopen
Also see
acceptantacceptingopenreceptive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  7. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  8. Latincapiō
  9. Latinaccipiō
  10. Latinacceptāre
  11. Old Frenchaccepterder.?
  12. Middle Englishaccepten
  13. Englishaccept
  14. Englishacceptive

From accept + -ive.

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APA

acceptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptive

MLA

“acceptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acceptive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptive.

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