Synonyms of accept

accept

verb

ik-ˈsept 

1

as in to have

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• have
• take
• adopt
• confirm
• tolerate
• ratify
• okay
• welcome
• sanction
• accede (to)
• consent (to)
• concede (to)
• OK
• submit (to)
• embrace
• warrant
• endure
• yield (to)
• assent (to)
• swallow
• stand
• succumb (to)
• abide
• bow (to)
• surrender (to)
• sustain
• give in (to)
• support
• acquiesce (to)
• countenance
• stick out
• shoulder
• capitulate (to)
• stomach
• brook
• sweat out
• bear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• deny
• reject
• negative
• decline
• oppose
• disapprove
• resist
• object (to)
• protest
• dissent (to)
• spurn
• disallow
• withstand
• veto
• turn down
• fight
• combat
• contest
• hold off

2

as in to tolerate

to have a favorable opinion of

her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerate
• support
• approve (of)
• okay
• favor
• like
• OK
• subscribe (to)
• care (for)
• go for
• applaud
• enjoy
• countenance
• hold with
• sustain
• take kindly to
• recommend
• uphold
• endure
• salute
• praise
• stand by
• concur (in)
• commend
• consent (to)
• laud
• back (up)
• acclaim
• bear
• assent (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• criticize
• condemn
• denounce
• disapprove (of)
• frown (on or upon)
• disparage
• hate
• dislike
• deprecate
• depreciate
• damn
• mind
• censure
• oppose
• discountenance
• detest
• loathe
• disfavor
• object (to)
• reprehend
• blacklist
• dissent (from)
• reprobate

3

as in to believe

to regard as right or true

refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believe
• take
• understand
• buy
• trust
• swallow
• credit
• set store on
• assume
• account
• presume
• set store by
• suppose
• deduce
• conclude
• accredit
• infer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reject
• disbelieve
• doubt
• discredit
• suspect
• question
• challenge
• distrust
• dispute
• mistrust
• misdoubt

4

as in to assume

to take to or upon oneself

accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assume
• shoulder
• undertake
• bear
• embrace
• adopt
• take over
• endorse
• acquiesce
• accede
• agree
• uphold
• indorse
• take up
• advocate
• support
• stand by
• espouse
• consent
• assent
• back
• champion
• reaccept
• reassume

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• withdraw
• repudiate
• reject
• renounce
• disavow
• disclaim
• disown
• retract
• recant
• take back
• abjure
• spurn
• avoid
• decline
• turn down
• refrain (from)
• forbear
• abstain (from)
• relinquish
• abandon
• bypass
• surrender
• forsake
• unsay
• give up
• detour
• backtrack
• back down
• back off
• abnegate

5

as in to endure

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerate
• endure
• handle
• stand
• take
• sustain
• bear
• absorb
• abide
• meet
• swallow
• stomach
• support
• wear
• stand for
• countenance
• live with
• stick out
• lump (it)
• go
• bide
• suffer
• hack
• allow
• brook
• sweat out
• permit
• tough it out
• pocket
• acquiesce
• reconcile (to)
• capitulate
• respect
• agree (with or to)
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• consent (to)
• assent (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• dismiss
• decline
• resist
• repudiate
• oppose
• avoid
• fight
• combat
• escape
• spurn
• contest
• turn down
• miss
• evade
• circumvent
• bypass
• refrain (from)
• elude
• dodge
• forbear
• abstain (from)

Examples of accept in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Harris is expected to accept the party’s nomination on Thursday night. —Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024

Baier, who has helmed eight conventions since taking over the top anchor role at Fox in 2009, has aspirations to win the ratings battle once again when Harris, whose ascendant candidacy is pilloried nightly on the network’s lineup of opinion shows, formally accepts the Democratic nomination. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2024

The global sports doping watchdog World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accepted the assessment without an appeal. —Nectar Gan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024

But as Kimmel explains, a lot of people who are likely to see the offer land in front of them — like fan-favorite John Mulaney, who also turned down the gig — aren’t all that eager to accept it. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024