unreceptiveness
Refusing to listen
Unreceptiveness is the quality of being closed off to new ideas, suggestions, or influences.
Someone displaying unreceptiveness resists input from others, whether through indifference or active dismissal: His unreceptiveness to feedback made him difficult to work with.
The word emphasizes a stubborn or unwelcoming stance toward what's being offered.
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- coldnessLow temperature state
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- standoffishnessUnfriendly reserve toward others
- unapproachabilityState of seeming unreachable
reserve · distance · withdrawal · inaccessibility · haughtiness · disdain · frostiness · coolness
Active resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- refusalAct of declining
rejection · rebuff · obstruction · blocking · dismissal · denial · noncooperation · recalcitrance
Lack of interest
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- unresponsivenessLack of reaction
- passivityState of non-resistance
disengagement · numbness · impassivity · detachment · inattention · obliviousness · tuning out · deaf ear
Quality of being unbending
- imperviousnessState of being impenetrable
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- rigidityState of being unbending
tunnel vision · dogmatism · prejudice · bias · parochialism · provincialism · intolerance · bigotry
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
willfulness · hardheadedness · obduracy · unyieldingness · immovability · adamancy · doggedness · persistence
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- coldnessLow temperature state
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- standoffishnessUnfriendly reserve toward others
unapproachability · reserve · distance · withdrawal · inaccessibility · haughtiness · disdain · frostiness · coolness · snobbishness
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
refusal · rejection · rebuff · obstruction · blocking · dismissal · denial · noncooperation · recalcitrance · intractability
indifference
Lack of interest
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- unresponsivenessLack of reaction
passivity · disengagement · numbness · impassivity · detachment · inattention · obliviousness · tuning out · deaf ear · glazed eyes
inflexibility
Quality of being unbending
- imperviousnessState of being impenetrable
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
rigidity · tunnel vision · dogmatism · prejudice · bias · parochialism · provincialism · intolerance · bigotry · entrenchment
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
mulishness · willfulness · hardheadedness · obduracy · unyieldingness · immovability · adamancy · doggedness · persistence · tenacity
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Willingness to accept ideas
receptivity · openness · open-mindedness · responsiveness · curiosity
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Willingness to accept ideas
warmth · approachability · accessibility · hospitality · friendliness
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