accepting

[ ak-sep-ting ]

adjective

1. amenable; open:

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

Other Words From

• ac·cepting·ly adverb
• ac·cepting·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accepting¹

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

Example Sentences

As for my dating experience with H- men, I’ve found that they tend to be more accepting of my diagnosis.

From Essence.com

Even when the world with its bigotry was singularly cruel to her, she refused to see it for anything less than its potential to be a place more rational, more equitable, and more accepting.

From Washington Blade

So it’s the moderate Republicans who are more accepting of dissent, since they are the ones more likely to be dissenting from the party line.

From Washington Post

Neither party, happily, was very accepting of elected officials who might encourage political violence.

From Washington Post

So, I tend to be a lot more tolerant, a little more accepting.

From Freakonomics

This is about no longer accepting that—as so many others have stated—a family would rather have a dead son than a living daughter.

From The Daily Beast

Buddhist or Jewish dominant countries are more accepting than Christian or Muslim dominant ones.

From The Daily Beast

The lawyers accuse Spinal Solutions of selling counterfeit implants and doctors of accepting kickbacks in return for using them.

From The Daily Beast

No longer burdened by his role as leader, he is fully accepting and even embracing its uncertainties.

From The Daily Beast

Navarro College is not accepting international students from countries with confirmed Ebola cases.

From The Daily Beast

Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.

From Project Gutenberg

If mistakes are made they happen rarely and the resources of the accepting houses are easily able to repair the damage.

From Project Gutenberg

Delay in accepting an application which is subject to approval does not effect an acceptance.

From Project Gutenberg

The women knit her a pair of stockings or a shawl, and the Queen delights them by accepting their presents.

From Project Gutenberg

The offering of free favour to man must imply the possibility of him, aided in some manner, accepting it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• lenient
• magnanimous
• merciful