Synonyms of accepted

accepted 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in established

Related Words

• established
• tried
• actual
• real
• genuine
• indisputable
• factual
• undeniable
• material
• experimental
• tried-and-true
• empirical
• hard
• objective
• experiential
• verifiable
• existential
• observational
• demonstrable
• provable

Dissimilar Words

• theoretical
• speculative
• hypothetical
• conjectural
• unsubstantiated
• unproven
• unempirical
• nonempirical
• metaphysical
• visionary
• transcendentalist

2

as in correct

Related Words

• correct
• official
• authorized
• certified
• polite
• proper
• sanctioned
• respectable
• seemly
• decorous
• ritual
• genteel
• nice
• conventional
• formal
• orthodox
• ceremonial
• ritualistic
• routine
• regular
• systematic
• formalistic
• orderly
• methodical
• ceremonious

Dissimilar Words

• informal
• casual
• unorthodox
• unconventional
• irregular
• unofficial
• unauthorized
• incorrect
• improper
• unhappy
• unsuitable
• inappropriate
• unceremonious
• unfit
• freewheeling
• unbecoming
• unseemly
• inept
• indecorous
• infelicitous
• unapt
• graceless

accepted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of accept

1

as in had

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• had
• took
• adopted
• confirmed
• sanctioned
• tolerated
• welcomed
• ratified
• consented (to)
• conceded (to)
• warranted
• acceded (to)
• submitted (to)
• assented (to)
• embraced
• succumbed (to)
• surrendered (to)
• supported
• swallowed
• yielded (to)
• stood
• bowed (to)
• endured
• countenanced
• acquiesced (to)
• sustained
• gave in (to)
• stuck out
• shouldered
• bore
• capitulated (to)
• abided
• brooked
• stomached
• sweat out
• OK'd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• denied
• refused
• declined
• disapproved
• opposed
• disallowed
• vetoed
• turned down
• protested
• objected (to)
• resisted
• spurned
• negatived
• fought
• contested
• dissented (to)
• withstood
• held off
• combated

2

as in tolerated

to have a favorable opinion of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerated
• favored
• supported
• approved (of)
• subscribed (to)
• applauded
• held with
• went for
• enjoyed
• liked
• countenanced
• recommended
• praised
• upheld
• cared (for)
• saluted
• took kindly to
• lauded
• sustained
• acclaimed
• commended
• stood by
• concurred (in)
• endured
• backed (up)
• consented (to)
• bore
• OK'd
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• criticized
• condemned
• denounced
• frowned (on or upon)
• disapproved (of)
• disparaged
• censured
• depreciated
• damned
• blacklisted
• disliked
• deprecated
• hated
• opposed
• discountenanced
• detested
• loathed
• minded
• disfavored
• reprobated
• reprehended
• objected (to)
• dissented (from)

3

as in believed

to regard as right or true

refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believed
• took
• understood
• trusted
• bought
• swallowed
• credited
• accounted
• assumed
• set store by
• presumed
• accredited
• supposed
• concluded
• deduced
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• discredited
• doubted
• suspected
• questioned
• distrusted
• disbelieved
• challenged
• disputed
• mistrusted
• misdoubted

4

as in assumed

to take to or upon oneself

accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• shouldered
• undertook
• embraced
• adopted
• bore
• took over
• endorsed
• advocated
• upheld
• acquiesced
• consented
• championed
• acceded
• backed
• assented
• agreed
• supported
• stood by
• espoused
• took up
• reaccepted
• reassumed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• repudiated
• refused
• withdrew
• disavowed
• disclaimed
• disowned
• renounced
• retracted
• declined
• recanted
• spurned
• abjured
• turned down
• took back
• avoided
• abandoned
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• bypassed
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forbore
• detoured
• unsaid
• gave up
• forsook
• backed off
• backtracked
• backed down
• abnegated

5

as in handled

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerated
• handled
• endured
• stood
• took
• sustained
• absorbed
• supported
• met
• swallowed
• abided
• countenanced
• stomached
• wore
• stuck out
• stood for
• bore
• pocketed
• lumped (it)
• hacked
• went
• lived with
• brooked
• allowed
• permitted
• suffered
• bode
• toughed it out
• sweat out
• acquiesced
• respected
• reconciled (to)
• capitulated
• submitted (to)
• agreed (with or to)
• yielded (to)
• consented (to)
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• refused
• dismissed
• declined
• opposed
• repudiated
• turned down
• resisted
• fought
• contested
• avoided
• spurned
• escaped
• missed
• evaded
• eluded
• bypassed
• circumvented
• dodged
• combated
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forbore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accepted

Adjective

Last year, Porter improved his technique and trusted it, cutting the infractions nearly in half (nine flags, three declined and six accepted). — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 3 June 2026

Gerhard Richter has excluded some early paintings from his accepted body of work, effectively cutting them out of his official artistic record. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026

Verb

More than 80 percent of the respondents accepted at least one of the proposals they were offered. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

The privilege must be earned, and significant burdens must be accepted. — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026