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Similar meaning 6

Accepting 84% connected

of Accept

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Accepting 84% connected

of Accept

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Open 84% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Open 84% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Receptive 84% connected

Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Receptive 84% connected

Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 8

Accept 74% connected

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Accept 74% connected

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acceptance 74% connected

The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acceptance 74% connected

The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Adoption 74% connected

The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Adoption 74% connected

The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Toleration 74% connected

The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Toleration 74% connected

The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Acceptant 92% connected

Accepting; receiving.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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