accepted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of acceptednext
1
as in established

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2
as in correct

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accepted

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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

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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

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3
as in believed
to regard as right or true refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things

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4
as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations

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as in handled
to put up with (something painful or difficult) he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

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Recent Examples of accepted
Adjective
What other sport accepts diving as an accepted part of the game? — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Doctors, following accepted practice, would likely have bled or purged an ill person for humoral balance. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Verb
How is this affecting all those people who felt seen and accepted by growing inclusivity? — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Applications for requesting absentee ballots are already open in Georgia, and thousands of applications have already been accepted. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accepted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepted
  1. established
  2. correct
  3. had
  4. tolerated
  5. believed
  6. assumed
  7. handled
  8. tried
Adjective
  • Passô, an established playwright and also actress, directed and wrote the feature that tells the story of a Black family trying to rebuild its routine after a recent loss.
    — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Alvarez entered the Air Force as an established Olympic medalist.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of established
Adjective
  • Processor defenses leave a tiny opening Modern processors improve performance by predicting which path a program is likely to follow and beginning the work before the correct path is confirmed.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the school also improved its graduation rate from 75% to 95% and its faculty saw in the number holding the proper credentials — from 43 to more than 90 who have the correct subject matter licenses.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of correct
Verb
  • Adames, who had an MRI on Monday, will miss more than 10 days, though manager Tony Vitello said the team is optimistic the veteran can return before the season ends in late September.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Iranian news agency Rokna reported that people in Tehran said some petrol stations had no gas available, forcing them to temporarily close, while other stations had long lines on Monday and Tuesday.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of had
Verb
  • In both studies, the pill maintained viral suppression at rates comparable to patients’ previous regimens at 48 weeks and was generally well tolerated with no new safety concerns.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • First, rising yields due to better nominal economic growth are typically tolerated more readily, since nominal GDP growth is a primary driver of corporate profits.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of tolerated
Verb
  • Yields dipped and then rebounded in the wake of the Treasury buyback move, a signal that bond investors believed Bessent's moves were inadequate.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Schmitt believed that the respective hegemons of the Grossräume should dominate coercively if necessary.
    — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of believed
Verb
  • At the extreme upper end, the study found that a maximum possible prevalence of CTE — if researchers assumed that every former football player had CTE except for the 20 whose brains had definitively been cleared of a diagnosis — was around 97%.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor has quickly assumed a leadership role, with her coach using her as an example of expectations.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • The authors note that such items are extremely rare and hence very costly; such transactions would not usually be handled via public social media posts.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Sky forward-center Azura Stevens opened the team’s press availability, saying that security handled a fan incident and that the team was going to focus on the game.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of handled
Adjective
  • But first, the premiere settles the audience into a tried and true cop drama with power struggles over jurisdiction, a local militia led by a man with his own agenda, and a suspect who literally blows the case wide open.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Short films are a tried and true launching pad for horror directors.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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