accommodating
adjective
ac·com·mo·dat·ing ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ 
: willing to please : helpful, obliging
a generous and accommodating host
accommodatingly
ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ-lē
adverb 
Synonyms
- accommodative
- friendly
- indulgent
- obliging
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
She seems less accommodating to the demands of her boss than she used to be. an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order
Recent Examples on the Web The switch is more accommodating for the nonbinary acting community. 
Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 Check-in process was smooth and the hosts were very accommodating. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 There are more popular gods out there, but there are none more accommodating than Birmingham’s Vulcan. Joseph Goodman, al, 16 July 2022 Among Fringe performers, Cincinnati Fringe Festival has a reputation as a particularly generous and accommodating host. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 21 May 2022 And while employers are increasingly more accommodating of child-care needs — offering parents flexible schedules, in some cases, or on-site day care — that hasn’t been the case for adult care, which often becomes more labor-intensive over time. Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022 The rapid increase in density, apartments, traffic and resources must be handled in a manner more accommodating to current residents and simultaneously being aware (of) long term effects of rapid urbanization. Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022 In many ways, society has also become more accommodating of breastfeeding with lactation rooms in some offices, airports and other public settings. New York Times, 16 May 2022 And while employers are increasingly more accommodating of child-care needs - offering parents flexible schedules, in some cases, or on-site day care - that hasn’t been the case for adult care, which often becomes more labor-intensive over time. Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2022 See More
Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 Check-in process was smooth and the hosts were very accommodating. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 There are more popular gods out there, but there are none more accommodating than Birmingham’s Vulcan. Joseph Goodman, al, 16 July 2022 Among Fringe performers, Cincinnati Fringe Festival has a reputation as a particularly generous and accommodating host. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 21 May 2022 And while employers are increasingly more accommodating of child-care needs — offering parents flexible schedules, in some cases, or on-site day care — that hasn’t been the case for adult care, which often becomes more labor-intensive over time. Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022 The rapid increase in density, apartments, traffic and resources must be handled in a manner more accommodating to current residents and simultaneously being aware (of) long term effects of rapid urbanization. Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022 In many ways, society has also become more accommodating of breastfeeding with lactation rooms in some offices, airports and other public settings. New York Times, 16 May 2022 And while employers are increasingly more accommodating of child-care needs - offering parents flexible schedules, in some cases, or on-site day care - that hasn’t been the case for adult care, which often becomes more labor-intensive over time. Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
from present participle of accommodate
First Known Use
1642, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
accommodating
adjective
ac·com·mo·dat·ing
ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ
: ready to help He is a very accommodating assistant.
accommodating 1 of 2
adjective
as in friendly
willing to do a favor an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- friendly
- obliging
- accommodative
- helpful
- considerate
- indulgent
- solicitous
- gracious
- amenable
- thoughtful
- lenient
- agreeable
- permissive
- complaisant
- overindulgent
accommodating
2 of 2verb
1
as in seating
to make or have room for the back seat accommodates three people comfortably Synonyms & Similar Words
- seating
- holding
- fitting
- taking
- housing
- carrying
- containing
- encompassing
- enfolding
- enclosing
- harboring
- inclosing
2
as in reconciling
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences let's accommodate the difference in their voices by moving the mike closer to Sarah, whose voice is softer Synonyms & Similar Words
- reconciling
- coordinating
- conciliating
- conforming
- adapting
- integrating
- aligning
- harmonizing
- attuning
- combining
- suiting
- connecting
- balancing
- keying
- matching
- merging
- tuning
- correlating
- orchestrating
- blending
- synthesizing
- pairing
- arranging
- equalizing
- synchronizing
- unifying
- fitting
- dovetailing
- uniting
- standardizing
- fusing
- joining
- proportioning
- alining
- evening
- regularizing
- arraying
- squaring
- ordering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disrupting
- disharmonizing
- upsetting
- disturbing
- alienating
- skewing
- confusing
- disorganizing
- disordering
- disarraying
- estranging
3
as in adjusting
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation accommodated the lectern to the height of the guest speaker, who turned out to be quite short Synonyms & Similar Words
- adjusting
- adapting
- tailoring
- conforming
- suiting
- putting
- shaping
- fitting
- customizing
- editing
- acclimating
- preparing
- fashioning
- acclimatizing
- transforming
- conditioning
- altering
- modifying
- doctoring
- readjusting
- matching
- bending
- converting
- establishing
- equipping
- correcting
- orienting
- tuning
- readapting
- attuning
- orientating
- modeling
- harmonizing
- gearing
- remodeling
- regulating
- redesigning
- revising
- settling
- reworking
- training
- remaking
- recasting
- acquainting
- patterning
- familiarizing
- refashioning
- redeveloping
- reclaiming
- rooting
- recycling
- refocusing
- hardening
- readying
- rehearsing
- revamping
- accustoming
- reengineering
- reinventing
- habilitating
- habituating
- squaring
- refiguring
- naturalizing
- rigging
- inuring
- priming
- modelling
- redoing
- toughening
- rejiggering
- registering
- fine-tuning
- seasoning
- phasing
- refitting
- making over
- fiddling (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misadjusting
4
as in obliging
to do a service or favor for couldn't accommodate everyone who wanted a free T-shirt Synonyms & Similar Words
- obliging
- appeasing
- assisting
- indulging
- delighting
- helping
- satisfying
- pleasing
- favoring
- humoring
- placating
- conciliating
- aiding
- comforting
- pampering
- gratifying
- mollycoddling
- coddling
- pacifying
- mollifying
- supporting
- relieving
- attending
- abetting
- gladdening
- succoring
- ministering (to)
- caring (for)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- weighing
- bothering
- troubling
- inconveniencing
- disturbing
- burdening
- encumbering
- opposing
- disappointing
- constraining
- saddling
- restraining
- failing
- hindering
- disobliging
- impeding
- hampering
- obstructing
- thwarting
- holding back
- incommoding
- sabotaging
- deserting
- letting down
- hobbling
- discommoding
- frustrating
- hamstringing
5
as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter regards the tent as entirely inadequate for accommodating them through the winter Synonyms & Similar Words
- housing
- lodging
- sheltering
- rooming
- billeting
- bestowing
- camping
- harboring
- bunking
- boarding
- encamping
- roofing
- domiciling
- bivouacking
- quartering
- securing
- chambering
- taking in
- ensconcing
- shedding
- tenting
- homing
- stabling
- roosting
- putting up
- barracking
- bedding (down)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ejecting
- evicting