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RECEPTIVENESS Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word receptiveness. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For RECEPTIVENESS

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aloofness
nounn
noun

• indifference by personal withdrawal

• a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

disinterest
nounn
noun

• tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

• lack of interest

ignorance
nounn
noun

• the lack of knowledge or education

inattentiveness
nounn
noun

• a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)

• the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others

indifference
nounn
noun

• unbiased impartial unconcern

• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

• the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

intolerance
nounn
noun

• impatience with annoyances

• unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

narrow-mindedness
nounn
noun

• an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior

resistance
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

Alternatives for ALOOFNESS

Alternatives for DISINTEREST

Alternatives for IGNORANCE

Alternatives for INATTENTIVENESS

Alternatives for INDIFFERENCE

Alternatives for INTOLERANCE

Alternatives for NARROW-MINDEDNESS

Alternatives for RESISTANCE

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