accepted

adjective

ac·​cept·​ed ik-ˈsep-təd 

ak-

: regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance

a fully accepted member of the group

especially : generally approved or used

an accepted convention/practice

a widely accepted theory

acceptedly adverb

Examples of accepted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Make a deposit with any accepted payment method, like online banking or a debit card. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

That means travelers will need a Real ID-compliant license or other accepted form of identification like a passport to get through security before a domestic U.S. flight. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025

There are still many questions left unanswered about what happened to the Titanic and, Stephenson said, misconceptions that have dominated the accepted narrative. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025

Both Bloomberg and The Information reported last month that a number of these AI models, which Microsoft has dubbed MAI, produced results that proved competitive with rival products from OpenAI and Anthropic on accepted benchmarks. —Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of accepten "to accept"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing accepted

• taken/accepted at face value

Rhymes for accepted

• excepted
• intercepted
• unaccepted