Antonyms of adj acceptive

2 senses of acceptive

Sense 1
acceptive (vs. rejective) -- (inclined to accept rather than reject; "she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions")

rejective (vs. acceptive) -- (rejecting or tending to reject; "rejective or overcritical attitudes of disappointed parents")
        => dismissive -- (stopping to associate with; "they took dismissive action after the third violation")
        => repudiative -- (rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning; "a veto is a repudiative act")

Sense 2
acceptive, acceptant -- (accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind")

INDIRECT (VIA receptive) -> unreceptive -- (not receptive)

Similarity of adj acceptive

2 senses of acceptive

Sense 1
acceptive (vs. rejective) -- (inclined to accept rather than reject; "she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions")
       => accepting -- (tolerating without protest; "always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates"; "the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting")

Sense 2
acceptive, acceptant -- (accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind")
       => receptive (vs. unreceptive), open -- (ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals")

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