unreceptive

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adjective

not receptive

Similar
closedunsympathetic
Opposite
receptive
OriginEnglish receptive ← Middle English receptive ← Medieval Latin receptivus →
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Meanings

adjectiveunreceptive (comparative more unreceptive, superlative most unreceptive)

comparative more unreceptive · superlative most unreceptive

  1. not receptive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot receptive

Similar
closedunsympathetic
Opposite
receptive
Also see
closedunsympathetic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Italic*wre-
  9. Latinre-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  12. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  13. Latincapiō
  14. Latinrecipiō
  15. Latinreceptus
  16. Medieval Latinreceptivus
  17. Middle Englishreceptive
  18. Englishreceptive
  19. Englishunreceptive

From un- + receptive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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