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accommodate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of accommodate

1 to make or have room for
  • the back seat accommodates three people comfortably
Synonyms of accommodate

fit, hold, take
Words Related to accommodate

carry, contain, seat

enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold

harbor, house
2 to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
  • let's accommodate the difference in their voices by moving the mike closer to Sarah, whose voice is softer
Synonyms of accommodate

attune, conciliate, conform, coordinate, harmonize, key, reconcile
Words Related to accommodate

adapt, tune

blend, combine, connect, correlate, dovetail, fit, fuse, integrate, join, match, merge, orchestrate, pair, square, suit, synchronize, synthesize, unify, unite

align (also aline), arrange, array, balance, equalize, even, order, proportion, regularize, standardize
Near Antonyms of accommodate

confuse, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, skew, upset

alienate, estrange
Antonyms of accommodate

disharmonize
3 to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
  • accommodated the lectern to the height of the guest speaker, who turned out to be quite short
Synonyms of accommodate

acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, shape, suit, tailor
Words Related to accommodate

readapt, readjust

customize, gear, match, model, pattern

attune, correct, harmonize, square, tune

establish, root, settle

acquaint, familiarize, orient, orientate

equip, prepare, prime, rehearse

harden, inure, season, toughen

alter, convert, make over, modify, recast, reclaim, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refigure, refit, refocus, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, transform

accustom, condition, habilitate, habituate, naturalize

ready, season

bend

fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig
Near Antonyms of accommodate

misadjust
4 to do a service or favor for
  • couldnʼt accommodate everyone who wanted a free T-shirt
Synonyms of accommodate

favor, oblige
Words Related to accommodate

humor, indulge

coddle, mollycoddle, pamper

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate

delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy

abet, aid, assist, help, support

attend, care (for), comfort, minister (to), relieve, succor
Near Antonyms of accommodate

bother, discommode, disturb, incommode, inconvenience, trouble

burden, encumber, saddle, weigh

desert, disappoint, fail, let down

constrain, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hobble, hold back, impede, obstruct, restrain

frustrate, oppose, sabotage, thwart
Antonyms of accommodate

disoblige
5 to provide with living quarters or shelter
  • regards the tent as entirely inadequate for accommodating them through the winter
Synonyms of accommodate

bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in
Words Related to accommodate

ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent

barrack

bed (down)
Near Antonyms of accommodate

eject, evict

Synonym Discussion of accommodate

adapt, adjust, accommodate, conform, reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances.
    • adapted themselves to the warmer climate
adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.
    • adjusted the budget to allow for inflation
accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence.
    • accommodated his political beliefs in order to win
conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle.
    • refused to conform to society's values
reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.
    • tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew

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