Definition of accommodatingnext
as in friendly
willing to do a favor an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order

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accommodating

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verb

present participle of accommodate
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as in seating
to make or have room for the back seat accommodates three people comfortably

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Recent Examples of accommodating
Adjective
The roofline is flatter, the rear compartment is more accommodating, and loading bulky stuff is easier. — New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026 Think of the centuries of architectural design dedicated to making those spaces useful, accommodating, safe, and efficient. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
But both Islamabad and Tehran were less accommodating hosts than the Taliban were. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026 Hotels accommodating asylum seekers became regular protest sites last year, while disorder and violence linked to anti-migrant demonstrations has erupted in several cities, including Glasgow in Scotland and Belfast in Northern Ireland. — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accommodating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodating
Adjective
  • Next-level attentiveness from friendly staff certainly helps.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But certain corners of the site hold up well, particularly bedroom storage and budget-friendly outdoor furniture.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Upon completion, Ryan Field will have the dual distinction of being the most expensive and the smallest stadium, by seating capacity, in all of big-time college football.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the remodel, seating for 18 customers at four tables would be available inside, according to a floor plan.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The speed was only real in feel, not in fact, because the effort simply relocated from writing code to reviewing, reconciling and validating what the machine produced.
    — Tim Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • They got engaged in October 2018, but split briefly before reconciling in August 2019.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Mistakes happen in football, especially when a team’s adjusting to a new coaching staff, new technique, hasn’t carved out an identity yet, and is working toward creating culture.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Fox News offers stability this election season, while many of its rivals are adjusting to corporate maneuvers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Recipe development can be a self-effacing task, obliging the writer to anticipate the appetites and routines of her imagined reader.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • During a press event on the Paramount lot Tuesday, hours after the merger had closed, Skydance CEO David Ellison revealed that the two lots, each historically and currently housing both film and TV, would be organized differently.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Amid speculation that Drexel plans to sell the 150-year-old building housing the Academy, Philadelphia's city council proposed altering local zoning overlays in order to make selling the building or converting it to other uses more difficult.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Fed chairs for years described the funds rate as either accommodative, neutral or restrictive.
    — Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The 2016 reflation trade ran on an accommodative Federal Reserve and inflation running well below target — conditions with no analog in the current cycle, where the Fed is still wrestling with an inflation rate that refuses to return to 2%.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • He was put into a 20-foot-by-20-foot holding cell with at least 25 other men.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That machine set a global benchmark in January 2025 by holding plasma heated to 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit) for 1,066 seconds.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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