Amenable

Willing to consider or accept a suggestion, request, or course of action.

Reach for it when praising openness where genuine consent remains possible

The landlord was amenable to adding secure bicycle storage.

• everyday

  open

  consideration without prejudice is the point

  not when Open can mean available or candid and may be ambiguous.

• warm

  accommodating

  someone adjusts to meet another's need

  not when Accommodating may yield too readily and goes beyond considering a proposal.

• warm

  agreeable

  willing consent and pleasant cooperation coincide

  not when Agreeable can praise a pleasant object or experience instead of someone's openness.

• professional

  compliant

  rules or requests are followed

  not when Compliant erases voluntary judgment, the very quality amenable should preserve.

• professional

  receptive

  ideas receive a fair hearing

  not when Receptive does not indicate willingness to act on them.

• formal

  persuadable

  evidence can change the person's position

  not when Persuadable can imply weak convictions or manipulation.

• resistant
• unwilling
• intractable

• amenable to change

  The committee remained amenable to change after the trial.

• amenable to discussion

  Both owners were amenable to discussion about access.

• readily amenable

  The layout is readily amenable to small adjustments.