unreceptive
Closed to input
Unreceptive means not open or responsive to ideas, suggestions, or appeals.
An unreceptive audience sits unmoved by a speaker's arguments.
Someone unreceptive to criticism deflects or ignores it rather than considering it: He pitched the idea to an unreceptive board.
The word implies a closed or unwelcoming attitude toward what's being offered.
Hostile to guests
- unfriendlyNot welcoming or warm
- coldLow temperature state
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
- coolCalm or fashionable
icy · standoffish · unapproachable · forbidding · uninviting · inhospitable · antagonistic · adversarial
Unreceptive to new ideas
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
inflexible · impervious · deaf · unhearing · unpersuadable · unconvincible · unmovable · stubborn
Without feeling or concern
- uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
detached · aloof · nonchalant · blasé · incurious · disengaged · uninvolved · passive
Protective or easily threatened
- waryGuardedly alert
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- skepticalInclined to question claims
cautious · protective · shielded · armored · closed-off · withdrawn · reserved · reticent
unwelcoming
Hostile to guests
- unfriendlyNot welcoming or warm
- coldLow temperature state
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
cool · icy · standoffish · unapproachable · forbidding · uninviting · inhospitable · antagonistic · adversarial · rebuffing
closed-minded
Unreceptive to new ideas
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
obstinate · inflexible · impervious · deaf · unhearing · unpersuadable · unconvincible · unmovable · stubborn · hardened
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
- uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
unmoved · detached · aloof · nonchalant · blasé · incurious · disengaged · uninvolved · passive · listless
defensive
Protective or easily threatened
- waryGuardedly alert
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
skeptical · cautious · protective · shielded · armored · closed-off · withdrawn · reserved · reticent · secretive
- opennessopen, openness, transparent, transparency, accessible
- intolerantbigoted, biased, prejudiced, discriminatory, intolerant
unreceptivereceptive
Open to input
open · open-minded · responsive · accepting · amenable
unreceptivehospitable
Friendly toward guests
welcoming · warm · friendly · inviting · approachable
receive, reception, receipt, received, perception, receiver, receiving, receipts, perceptive