unreceptive

adjective

un·re·cep·tive ˌən-ri-ˈsep-tiv

Synonyms of unreceptive next

: not responsive or receptive

an unreceptive audience

Some members of the committee were unreceptive to the idea.

an unreceptive doe

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Minority students tended to leave school for reasons including inadequate high school preparation, unreceptive and alien campus environments and inadequate career counseling. —

Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 29 Feb. 2024 This is not likely to be effective given that conspiratorial thinking tends to become so entrenched that the believer comes to be entirely unreceptive to reasons. —

Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024 This film is a prime example of how the sci-fi genre helps creators to pass along (often very preachy) messages to otherwise unreceptive audiences. —

Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023 Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met with Niger's junta members in the capital this week but called them unreceptive to her demands to restore Niger's democracy. —

Ellen Knickmeyer and Tracy Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unreceptive