accommodating

/ə'kɔmədeitiɳ/
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accommodating

The hotel staff was very accommodating with our special request.

Definition
  1. 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.
accommodating

The hotel staff was very accommodating with our special request.

Adjective
  1. obliging; willing to do favors
    • made a special effort to be accommodating
  2. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
    • the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in
    • made a special effort to be accommodating