accepting

adjective

ac·cept·ing ik-ˈsep-tiŋ

ak-

: able or willing to accept something or someone : inclined to regard something or someone with acceptance rather than with hostility or fear

—often + of

I had become more accepting of death as an inevitable and natural part of life …—

Nigel Farndalem

: tending to regard different types of people and ways of life with tolerance and acceptance

His parents are very accepting people.

acceptingly adverb

We are the masters of our own minds, and we can learn to think better, more openly and acceptingly, while still staying safe; we can make this a better place for us all. —

Maia Rizzi

acceptingness noun

Which was why it was such a miracle for me, her acceptingness of me. I mean, I really mean acceptingness—not acceptance but acceptingness. —

Gordon Lish

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In certain sports, people are much more skeptical and far less accepting of variations among women athletes. —

Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024 My other son was more accepting, but less so than before. —

R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024 Waymo is expanding its self-driving taxi service as regulators become more accepting of autonomous vehicles. —

IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024 Citizens were more accepting of a leader who embraced autocratic tendencies. —

Jim Barach, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for accepting