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Accept

🔄 Synonyms of "Accept"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
haveverb	(transitive) To possess, own.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
admitverb	(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
consentnoun	(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
swallowverb	(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
take onverb	To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
go forverb	(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
bearverb	A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.

↔️ Antonyms of "Accept"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
rejectverb	(transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
refuseverb	(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
turn downverb	(idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
pass upverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To refuse (not accept); forgo.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Accept"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
admitverb	(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
consentverb	(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
haveverb	(transitive) To possess, own.
take onverb	To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
go forverb	(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
swallowverb	(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
bearverb	(now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
acceptancenoun	(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
admissionnoun	Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
allowverb	(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
admissibilitynoun	The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admissible	Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
permitverb	(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
grantverb	(ditransitive) To give (permission or wish).
authorizeverb	(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
approveverb	(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
acknowledgeverb	(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.