SYNONYM

[Allen165]

"She's open to new tasks."

I'd like to replace "open" with a stronger adjective, one expressing that she gladly takes on new tasks, even seeks them. Can you think of such an adjective? I can't.

Thanks!

 

[riquecohen]

"She's open to new tasks."

I'd like to replace "open" with a stronger adjective, one expressing that she gladly takes on new tasks, even seeks them. Can you think of such an adjective? I can't.

Thanks!

How about "She is eager for..."?

 

[~Mav~]

*** NOT A TEACHER ***



How about, "she is receptive to..."?

 

[Allen165]

*** NOT A TEACHER ***



How about, "she is receptive to..."?

I'd actually thought of "receptive" myself, but it's not strong enough; it's the same as "open to."

 

[Johnson_F]

I'd actually thought of "receptive" myself, but it's not strong enough; it's the same as "open to."

Well, no; it's not the same.

By the way: thank you, Mav, for bothering to take the time to suggest an idea. I hope you don't feel too disappointed that it's summarily dismissed. ;-)

 

[Allen165]

Well, no; it's not the same.

By the way: thank you, Mav, for bothering to take the time to suggest an idea. I hope you don't feel too disappointed that it's summarily dismissed. ;-)

So what's the difference between being open to and being receptive to something?

Mav's idea was not "summarily" dismissed, for I provided a reason why I thought "receptive" wasn't the right word.

 

[~Mav~]

By the way: thank you, Mav, for bothering to take the time to suggest an idea.

It wasn't worth mentioning.

I hope you don't feel too disappointed that it's summarily dismissed. ;-)

No, not at all. I've already learned quite a lot from Jasmin's excellent questions (and from her answers, of course), and I hoped to have replied usefully. She immediately gave me feedback on why my answer had not been good, and for that I'm thankful.:up:

 

[Allen165]

It wasn't worth mentioning.


No, not at all. I've already learned quite a lot from Jasmin's excellent questions (and from her answers, of course), and I hoped to have replied usefully. She immediately gave me feedback on why my answer had not been good, and for that I'm thankful.:up:

I didn't mean to say that your answer was bad; I was just looking for a stronger word.

 

[lichunsoe]

*NOT A TEACHER*

How about using "fervent"???????
Does it work ?

 

[Tdol]

She welcomes/embraces new tasks???

 

[Allen165]

She welcomes/embraces new tasks???

Yes, "embracive of" is pretty good.

Thank you.

 

[Johnson_F]

Yes, "embracive of" is pretty good.

Tdol's suggestion was for the verb 'embraces', which works; 'embracive of' does not. In fact, I doubt if it exists.

 

[birdeen's call]

I did some searching and here's what I found:

Clinicians with Christian worldviews more embracive of the paranormal will likely agree whole-heartedly with Peck's concepts for their faith traditions have been recognizing and casting out demons for years.

Daring to define and diagnose evil. - Free Online Library
(by Caroline M. Timmins, Journal of Psychology and Theology)

But the BYU corpora don't have a single hit for the phrase "embracive of".

 

[Allen165]

Tdol's suggestion was for the verb 'embraces', which works; 'embracive of' does not. In fact, I doubt if it exists.

Embracive - definition of Embracive by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Embracive | Define Embracive at Dictionary.com

 

[birdeen's call]

Embracive - definition of Embracive by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Embracive | Define Embracive at Dictionary.com

I have seen this but I wasn't sure what was meant by "embrace" in "disposed to embrace." If it's "hug" than it's not helpful. And "caress" can mean different things too. But I'm with you here generally. I think it's understansable and justified to use "embracive" your way.

 

[Allen165]

I have seen this but I wasn't sure what was meant by "embrace" in "disposed to embrace." If it's "hug" than it's not helpful. And "caress" can mean different things too. But I'm with you here generally. I think it's understansable and justified to use "embracive" your way.

It just means "welcoming of."

 

[Barb_D]

I can tell you that my opinion is that "She embraces new tasks" sound far more natural than "She is embracive of new tasks." Far more.

She is enthusiastic about ... is one more option, which I think you suggested yourself, didn't you?

 

[Allen165]

I can tell you that my opinion is that "She embraces new tasks" sound far more natural than "She is embracive of new tasks." Far more.

She is enthusiastic about ... is one more option, which I think you suggested yourself, didn't you?

The problem is that the whole sentence goes like this:

"You will find her to be dependable, flexible, and ... of new tasks."

That is why I opted for "embracive of."