Synonyms of accepts

accepts

verb

present tense third-person singular of accept

1

as in has

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• has
• takes
• adopts
• confirms
• ratifies
• welcomes
• tolerates
• consents (to)
• embraces
• stands
• concedes (to)
• supports
• accedes (to)
• submits (to)
• assents (to)
• warrants
• endures
• sustains
• yields (to)
• succumbs (to)
• surrenders (to)
• sanctions
• swallows
• bows (to)
• gives in (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• abides
• sticks out
• shoulders
• capitulates (to)
• OKs
• brooks
• countenances
• sweats out
• bears
• stomachs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• denies
• disapproves
• declines
• opposes
• disallows
• vetoes
• resists
• objects (to)
• turns down
• spurns
• protests
• negatives
• withstands
• dissents (to)
• fights
• combats
• contests
• holds off

2

as in tolerates

to have a favorable opinion of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerates
• supports
• favors
• enjoys
• approves (of)
• applauds
• likes
• subscribes (to)
• goes for
• holds with
• cares (for)
• recommends
• sustains
• countenances
• upholds
• salutes
• praises
• OKs
• takes kindly to
• lauds
• endures
• commends
• concurs (in)
• stands by
• acclaims
• consents (to)
• backs (up)
• assents (to)
• bears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• criticizes
• denounces
• condemns
• disapproves (of)
• disfavors
• deprecates
• disparages
• frowns (on or upon)
• depreciates
• hates
• damns
• censures
• dislikes
• opposes
• detests
• loathes
• minds
• discountenances
• reprehends
• objects (to)
• reprobates
• blacklists
• dissents (from)

3

as in believes

to regard as right or true

refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believes
• takes
• understands
• buys
• trusts
• swallows
• credits
• assumes
• presumes
• accounts
• sets store by
• supposes
• infers
• deduces
• accredits
• concludes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• disbelieves
• discredits
• suspects
• doubts
• distrusts
• questions
• challenges
• mistrusts
• disputes
• misdoubts

4

as in assumes

to take to or upon oneself

accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumes
• shoulders
• undertakes
• bears
• embraces
• adopts
• takes over
• endorses
• supports
• agrees
• acquiesces
• upholds
• accedes
• espouses
• consents
• assents
• advocates
• backs
• stands by
• takes up
• champions
• reassumes
• reaccepts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiates
• rejects
• refuses
• disclaims
• disavows
• withdraws
• renounces
• disowns
• retracts
• spurns
• abjures
• declines
• recants
• avoids
• takes back
• turns down
• bypasses
• abandons
• refrains (from)
• relinquishes
• abstains (from)
• forsakes
• surrenders
• unsays
• gives up
• detours
• backtracks
• backs off
• forbears
• backs down
• abnegates

5

as in stands

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerates
• stands
• endures
• handles
• takes
• sustains
• bears
• absorbs
• supports
• meets
• wears
• swallows
• abides
• stands for
• sticks out
• bides
• goes
• lives with
• countenances
• brooks
• lumps (it)
• suffers
• hacks
• pockets
• stomachs
• sweats out
• allows
• permits
• toughs it out
• acquiesces
• respects
• reconciles (to)
• capitulates
• agrees (with or to)
• submits (to)
• yields (to)
• consents (to)
• assents (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• dismisses
• repudiates
• declines
• opposes
• resists
• spurns
• avoids
• turns down
• escapes
• fights
• misses
• combats
• contests
• evades
• eludes
• bypasses
• circumvents
• dodges
• refrains (from)
• abstains (from)
• forbears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accepts

That Kushner even managed to secure agrément, whereby a state accepts a foreign ambassador’s nomination, was a little miracle of American hegemony. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Who accepts the remaining risk, and when will it be reviewed? — Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Infantino accepts the support Infantino took the podium following Sheikh Salman and kept it light. — Stephen Wade, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Mann accepts it all gracefully, but there’s also something a bit quizzical and lost in his expression. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

City of Hope Chicago also accepts donations and support on its website. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

At press time, the results were unofficial until the IEEE Board of Directors accepts the IEEE Teller’s Committee report in November. — Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026

At the end of the chain, oxygen accepts the electrons and, together with protons, becomes water. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Its final shot, in which Brzeska accepts her role as the keeper of her companion’s legacy, an image that acknowledges the inseparability of their art and life, is breathtaking. — Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026