accommodating
/ə'kɔmədeitiɳ/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Obliging; willing to do favors: Describes a person who is helpful and eager to assist others, often by adjusting their own behavior or plans.
- Helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation: Describes an action or attitude that helps create agreement or smooth adjustment in a situation.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She has a very accommodating nature and always tries to help her colleagues.
- The hotel staff were extremely accommodating, changing our room without any fuss.
- He was accommodating enough to delay the meeting for us.
Advanced Usage
- "to be accommodating of/to something": To be willing to accept or adjust to a particular need or circumstance.
- The school is very accommodating of students with different learning styles.
- We need to be more accommodating to new ideas.
Variants and Related Words
- Accommodate (verb): To provide for or adjust to a need.
- The software can accommodate multiple users.
- Accommodation (noun): The process of adapting or adjusting; a place to live or stay.
- The accommodation was comfortable and clean.
- Accommodatingly (adverb): In an accommodating manner.
- He nodded accommodatingly to our request.
Synonyms
- Obliging: Willing to do a service or kindness.
- Helpful: Giving or ready to give help.
- Cooperative: Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
- Compliant: Inclined to agree with others or obey rules.
Antonyms
- Uncooperative: Not willing to help others or work together.
- Inflexible: Unwilling to change or adapt.
- Obstructive: Causing deliberate difficulties.
Related Phrases
- "go out of one's way to be accommodating": To make a special or extra effort to be helpful.
- The manager went out of her way to be accommodating and resolve the customer's issue.
Adjective
- obliging; willing to do favors
- made a special effort to be accommodating
- helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
- the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in
- made a special effort to be accommodating