ACCESSIONS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

accessions

noun

plural of accession

as in acquisitions

something added to an existing supply an exhibit of the museum's latest accessions

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as in entries

the means or right of entering or participating in joining the army was his emancipation from his family as well as his accession to adulthood

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Recent Examples of accessions Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

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Noun

The Sixers made big splash acquisitions this offseason, trading with the Celtics for Jaylen Brown and signing James out of free agency.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Her role has included working on All3 content and third-party acquisitions.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of acquisitions

Noun

Asian cinema accounts for 96 films, women directed 41, and 20 are official entries for the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
In all of the sketchbook entries reproduced here, Ross seems to offer a bridge between the representation of emptiness and the lived sensation of it.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of entries

Noun

Latency becomes the new battleground The researchers say accesses that would normally leave a rack and travel through a conventional network could instead follow a more predictable path.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).

— Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of accesses

Noun

When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department accused UCLA’s law school of illegally using race in admissions.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of admissions

Noun

That was crucial, as cockpit doors are typically locked to prevent hijackings.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Inside the cabin, extensive additional sound deadening in the doors, trunk and wheel arches means phone calls and passenger conversations are entirely effortless at highway speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of doors

Noun

The front pockets are the perfect size for your phone, sunglasses, or keys and keep the minimalist design from looking too plain.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026
With phones, keys, multi-tools, flashlights, water bottles and charging cables, the modern trouser and jacket pocket has a tough job coping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of keys

Noun

The primary pedestrian entrances are on Polk and follow the alignments of Plymouth Court and Federal Street to the north.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Jemele Hill noted that Peyton Manning, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Myles Garrett and Marshawn Lynch were among the prominent sports figures who had participated in Wallen’s concert entrances without generating comparable outrage.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of entrances

Noun

Beyond marketing, a QR code generator is part of the digital infrastructure of organizations for running user authentication, payments, product information, digital product passports and other sensitive experiences.

— Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The United States also took measures to restrict passports during the anti-communist McCarthy era in the 1940s and 50s, refusing to issue or canceling passports of those accused of harboring communist sympathies.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

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