Thesaurus
accept
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ACCEPT
1
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly <some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins>
Related Words accede (to), assent (to), concede (to), confirm, consent (to), OK (or okay), ratify, sanction, warrant; acquiesce (to), bow (to), capitulate (to), give in (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield (to); abide, bear, brook, countenance, endure, shoulder, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, swallow, sweat out, tolerate; adopt, embrace, welcome
2
to have a favorable opinion of <her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family>
Related Words acclaim, applaud, laud, praise, salute; back (up), concur (in), stand by, support, sustain, uphold; bear, endure, tolerate; assent (to), consent (to); commend, recommend; enjoy, like
3
to regard as right or true <refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things>
4
to take to or upon oneself <accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations>
Related Words adopt, embrace, take up; advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), espouse, stand by, support, uphold; accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent; reaccept, reassume
5
to put up with (something painful or difficult) <he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint>
Synonyms abide, absorb, accept, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]
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