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Accommodating

adj. kind, thoughtful warm

What it means

Willing to adjust plans or expectations to make things easier for others.

Reach for it when praising practical flexibility offered for another person's benefit

Our accommodating host moved the meal outdoors when the children grew restless.

Words to choose between 8

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom. Tap a word to see when it fits.
everyday
warm
professional
formal
literary

  • everyday

    helpful

    Fits when the person provides useful aid without necessarily changing a plan

    Careful Choose accommodating when flexibility, not just assistance, earns the praise.

  • warm

    considerate

    Fits when thought for other people's comfort guides the behavior

    Careful Good intentions without any adjustment are considerate but not accommodating.

  • professional

    adaptable

    Fits when changing circumstances are handled effectively

    Careful Personal resilience can succeed without making room for someone else's needs.

  • professional

    cooperative

    Fits when the person works constructively with a shared process

    Careful Cooperation serves a joint task, while accommodating may be one-sided.

  • professional

    flexible

    Fits when ease of changing methods or schedules is the main strength

    Careful It can describe systems and may omit the kindness toward another person.

  • formal

    amenable

    Fits when someone is open to a particular suggestion

    Careful General kindness or repeated helpful adjustments are broader than amenability.

  • formal

    obliging

    Fits when someone readily performs a favor or request

    Careful The word can sound old-fashioned in a casual card or resume line.

  • literary

    indulgent

    Fits when rules are relaxed generously, perhaps more than necessary

    Careful Avoid it when the adjustment is sensible rather than permissive.

Opposites 3

  • inflexible
  • uncooperative
  • inconsiderate

Common phrases 3

  • accommodating host

    An accommodating host found a quiet room for the early sleeper.

  • accommodating schedule

    The accommodating schedule gave caregivers two ways to attend.

  • accommodating manner

    Her accommodating manner eased what could have been a tense request.

Word family 1

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Persent101, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated