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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

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

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

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

fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig

Near Antonyms of accommodate

4 to do a service or favor for

couldn't accommodate everyone who wanted a free T-shirt

Synonyms of accommodate

Words Related to accommodate

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

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

Near Antonyms of accommodate

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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