unaccepting
Refusing to embrace
Unaccepting describes an unwillingness to accept something or someone—often a person's identity, choices, or circumstances.
It typically carries negative connotations, suggesting closed-mindedness or rejection: Her parents remained unaccepting of her partner.
The word appears most often in discussions of tolerance and inclusion: an unaccepting attitude toward change.
Showing contemptuous disregard
- closed-mindedUnreceptive to new ideas
- refusingDeclining to accept
- denyingRefusing to acknowledge
- rebuffingCurtly refusing or dismissing
spurning · declining · unwelcoming · shutting out · turning away · excluding · blocking · resisting
Biased against a group
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
biased · uncharitable · disapproving · condemning · critical · censorious · unsympathetic · harsh
Withstanding external forces
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
unadaptable · unchanging · fixed · stuck · entrenched · hidebound · conservative · traditional
Low temperature state
- distantFar away or aloof
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- withholdingKeeping from another
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
resentful · bitter · grudging · unloving · detached · unavailable · guarded · defensive
dismissive
Showing contemptuous disregard
- closed-mindedUnreceptive to new ideas
- refusingDeclining to accept
- denyingRefusing to acknowledge
rebuffing · spurning · declining · unwelcoming · shutting out · turning away · excluding · blocking · resisting · opposing
prejudiced
Biased against a group
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
discriminating · biased · uncharitable · disapproving · condemning · critical · censorious · unsympathetic · harsh · rigid
resistant
Withstanding external forces
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
obstinate · unadaptable · unchanging · fixed · stuck · entrenched · hidebound · conservative · traditional · unyielding
cold
Low temperature state
- distantFar away or aloof
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- withholdingKeeping from another
unforgiving · resentful · bitter · grudging · unloving · detached · unavailable · guarded · defensive · walled-off
unacceptingaccepting
Willing to receive
tolerant · open-minded · welcoming · inclusive · receptive
unacceptingaccepting
Willing to receive
resigned · reconciled · at peace · acquiescent · philosophical
accept, accepted, acceptance, accepting, acceptable, unacceptable, unacceptably, unaccepted, acceptor