accepts

The word “accepts” has 2 syllables: ac-cepts

It's pronounced as /əkˈsɛpts/


What is synonym and antonym for accepts?

In the thesaurus, “accepts” has 87 synonyms and 77 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for accepts along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for accepts

Antonyms for accepts

  • abandons
  • abjures
  • abnegates
  • avoids
  • backs down
  • backs off
  • backtracks
  • blacklists
  • bypasses
  • censures
  • challenges
  • circumvents
  • combats
  • condemns
  • contests
  • criticizes
  • damns
  • declines
  • denies
  • denounces
  • deprecates
  • depreciates
  • detests
  • detours
  • disallows
  • disapproves
  • disavows
  • disbelieves
  • disclaims
  • discountenances
  • discredits
  • disfavors
  • dislikes
  • dismisses
  • disowns
  • disparages
  • disputes
  • distrusts
  • dodges
  • doubts
  • eludes
  • escapes
  • evades
  • fights
  • forbears
  • forsakes
  • gives up
  • hates
  • holds off
  • loathes
  • minds
  • misdoubts
  • misses
  • mistrusts
  • negatives
  • opposes
  • protests
  • questions
  • recants
  • refuses
  • rejects
  • relinquishes
  • renounces
  • reprehends
  • reprobates
  • repudiates
  • resists
  • retracts
  • spurns
  • surrenders
  • suspects
  • takes back
  • turns down
  • unsays
  • vetoes
  • withdraws
  • withstands

Meanings of accepts

  • verb
    1. To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
    2. To admit to a place or a group.
    3. To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
    4. To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
    5. To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
    6. To endure patiently.
    7. To agree to pay.
    8. To receive officially.
    9. To receive something willingly.

Example Sentences

  • The university accepts applications from students all over the world.
  • She accepts constructive criticism to improve her work.
  • The organization accepts donations to support local charities.
  • He accepts the challenge with enthusiasm and determination.
  • The policy accepts various forms of identification for verification.

On this page you'll find 164 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to accepts, such as: OKs, abandons, abides, abjures, abnegates, absorbs, accedes.

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Related Words

abides

  • absorbs
  • accepts
  • acquiesces
  • allows
  • awaits
  • bears
  • bides
  • brooks
  • capitulates
  • carries through
  • cohabits
  • continues
  • countenances
  • dallies
  • dawdles
  • dwells
  • endures
  • frequents
  • goes
  • hacks
  • handles
  • hangs around
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  • lingers
  • lives
  • lives with
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  • loiters
  • meets
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  • outstays
  • overstays
  • peoples
  • perdures
  • permits
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  • pockets
  • populates
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  • rents
  • resides
  • respects
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  • settles
  • stands
  • stands for
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  • sticks around
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  • stomachs
  • sublets
  • suffers
  • supports
  • survives
  • sustains
  • swallows
  • sweats out
  • takes
  • tarries
  • tenants
  • tolerates
  • toughs it out
  • visits
  • waits
  • wears

abides by

absorbs

  • abates
  • abides
  • accepts
  • acculturates
  • accustoms
  • acquiesces
  • allows
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  • amalgamates
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  • attracts
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  • bides
  • blends
  • blows
  • brooks
  • burns
  • busies
  • capitulates
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  • catches up
  • charms
  • co-opts
  • combines
  • commingles
  • conditions
  • consumes
  • countenances
  • cripples
  • de-escalates
  • debilitates
  • decreases
  • depletes
  • devours
  • diminishes
  • disables
  • dissipates
  • distracts
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  • drains
  • draws down
  • dries up
  • drinks
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  • eats
  • embodies
  • empties
  • enchants
  • enculturates
  • endures
  • enfeebles
  • engages
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  • enthralls
  • enthrals
  • enwraps
  • exhausts
  • expends
  • fascinates
  • fuses
  • goes
  • grips
  • gulps
  • guzzles
  • habituates
  • hacks
  • handles
  • hogs
  • hypnotizes
  • imbibes
  • immerses
  • impoverishes
  • incorporates
  • integrates
  • interests
  • intermingles
  • intrigues
  • involves
  • lavishes
  • lessens
  • lives with
  • lowers
  • meets
  • merges
  • mesmerizes
  • mingles
  • misspends
  • monopolizes
  • naturalizes
  • obsesses
  • occupies
  • permits
  • plays out
  • pockets
  • preoccupies
  • quaffs
  • reduces
  • respects
  • runs out of
  • runs through
  • saps
  • sips
  • slurps
  • spends
  • sponges
  • squanders
  • stands
  • stands for
  • sticks out
  • stomachs
  • suffers
  • supports
  • sustains
  • swallows
  • sweats out
  • swigs
  • swills
  • takes
  • takes up
  • throws away
  • tolerates
  • toughs it out
  • undermines
  • uses
  • uses up
  • wastes
  • weakens
  • wears

accredits

  • OKs
  • accepts
  • acclaims
  • acknowledges
  • adulates
  • affirms
  • allows
  • applauds
  • approbates
  • approves
  • ascribes
  • assigns
  • associates
  • attaches
  • attributes
  • authorizes
  • ballyhoos
  • belauds
  • blames
  • blesses
  • bravoes
  • canonizes
  • celebrates
  • certifies
  • chalks up
  • charges
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  • cheers
  • claps
  • clears
  • commends
  • commissions
  • confirms
  • connects
  • cracks up
  • credentials
  • credits
  • deifies
  • emblazons
  • empowers
  • enables
  • endorses
  • enfranchises
  • entitles
  • eulogizes
  • extolls
  • extols
  • favors
  • finalizes
  • flatters
  • formalizes
  • glorifies
  • hails
  • homologates
  • idolizes
  • imputes
  • inaugurates
  • indorses
  • inducts
  • initials
  • initiates
  • installs
  • instates
  • invests
  • lauds
  • lays
  • legalizes
  • lets
  • licences
  • licenses
  • links
  • magnifies
  • okays
  • overpraises
  • passes
  • permits
  • praises
  • privileges
  • puts down
  • qualifies
  • ratifies
  • reapproves
  • recommends
  • refers
  • rubber-stamps
  • salutes
  • sanctifies
  • sanctions
  • signs
  • sings
  • supports
  • swears in
  • touts
  • validates
  • vests
  • warrants

baptizes

  • accepts
  • admits
  • brands
  • calls
  • christens
  • clepes
  • code-names
  • consecrates
  • denominates
  • denotes
  • designates
  • dubs
  • enlists
  • enrolls
  • enrols
  • enshrines
  • entitles
  • inaugurates
  • inducts
  • initiates
  • installs
  • instates
  • invests
  • labels
  • miscalls
  • misnames
  • mistitles
  • names
  • nicknames
  • nominates
  • receives
  • rechristens
  • relabels
  • renames
  • seats
  • specifies
  • stigmatizes
  • styles
  • surnames
  • swears in
  • tags
  • takes in
  • terms
  • titles

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