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

But more than half could picture quitting due to security concerns, and almost half accepted the possibility that harassment or hate speech could send them packing. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

Related Stories The author made the comments prior to accepting Liberatum’s 14th Cultural Honor at a ceremony in London on July 8, in a wide-ranging conversation with Variety. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2026

Many on the right don’t even accept the Patriot Front as their own. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The kitchen at the tap house is already closed, and the business is accepting cash only for its final days. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026