sensory vs receptive

sensory and receptive both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensory	No	Yes	No	No
receptive	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, sensory and receptive are synonyms defined as:

sensory and receptive: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

Other synonyms of sensory include centripetal.

sensory (adjective)	receptive (adjective)
involving or derived from the senses	ready or willing to receive favorably
relating to or concerned in sensation	able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system	of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
	open to arguments, ideas, or change