Definition of receptive

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • receptive is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • receptive is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • receptive is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of receptive


  • ready or willing to receive favorably (adjective)

    Examples

    1. receptive to the proposals

    Synonyms

    1. open
  • of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. centripetal
    2. sensory
  • able to absorb liquid (not repellent) (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the paper is ink-receptive
  • open to arguments, ideas, or change (adjective)

    Examples

    1. receptive to reason and the logic of facts

See definition of receptive in Merriam Webster