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
• welcome
• sanction
• accede (to)
• consent (to)
• concede (to)
• OK
• submit (to)
• warrant
• embrace
• 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)
• favor
• like
• enjoy
• OK
• subscribe (to)
• care (for)
• go for
• applaud
• countenance
• hold with
• recommend
• take kindly to
• sustain
• uphold
• endure
• praise
• salute
• 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
• 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
• 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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accept

The National Park Service announced Thursday that comments on the Los Angeles Coastal Area Special Resource Study will now be accepted through May 23. —City News Service, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026

Paradise executive producer/writer John Hoberg and writer Stephen Markley will accept on behalf of their show from series star Sarah Shahi. —Stacey Wilson Hunt, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026

The Kimbanguist Church prohibits polygamy, which is socially accepted in Congo. —Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

Any car seat is accepted, according to the retailer. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026