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Accommodating
/ə.ˈkɒm.ə.ˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/
To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
📖 Definitions of "Accommodating"
- 1
To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
"to accommodate ourselves to circumstances"
- 2
To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
"to accommodate differences"
- 3
To provide housing for.
"to accommodate an old friend for a week"
- 4
To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
"to accommodate a friend with a loan"
- 1
Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
- 2
Pliable; easily corrupted.
🔄 Synonyms of "Accommodating"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| complaisant | Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable. |
| helpful | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| obligingnoun | Happy and ready to do favours for others. |
| accommodative | Supplying with or obliging; accommodating. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Accommodating"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unaccommodating | Not accommodating. |
| unobliging | Not obliging; disobliging; unhelpful, disobedient. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Accommodating"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| helpful | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| obligingnoun | Happy and ready to do favours for others. |
| complaisant | Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable. |
| enablingnoun | An act or an instance of something being enabled. |
| accepting | Characterized by acceptance. |
| conciliatory | Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions. |
| compliant | Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants. |
| conducive | Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result. |
| agreeingnoun | An agreement. |
| receivingnoun | The act by which something is received; reception. |
| tolerantnoun | Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something. |
| amenable | Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions. |
| adaptationnoun | (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. |
| attendingnoun | That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant. |
| adapted | Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium. |
| respondingnoun | response |
| courteous | Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette. |
| adjustingnoun | Adjustment. |
| favourablenoun | Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging. |
| mainstreamingnoun | (education, chiefly US) The practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes. |
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