Synonyms of accommodating

accommodating 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiŋ 

as in friendly

willing to do a favor

an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friendly
• accommodative
• obliging
• helpful
• indulgent
• solicitous
• considerate
• thoughtful
• gracious
• amenable
• lenient
• permissive
• agreeable
• complaisant
• overindulgent

accommodating

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verb

present participle of accommodate

1

as in seating

to make or have room for

the back seat accommodates three people comfortably

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seating
• holding
• fitting
• taking
• containing
• carrying
• encompassing
• housing
• enclosing
• harboring
• enfolding

2

as in reconciling

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 & Similar Words

• reconciling
• coordinating
• integrating
• conforming
• adapting
• aligning
• combining
• conciliating
• harmonizing
• keying
• attuning
• connecting
• merging
• matching
• balancing
• suiting
• correlating
• tuning
• blending
• synthesizing
• synchronizing
• equalizing
• unifying
• uniting
• arranging
• pairing
• orchestrating
• standardizing
• fitting
• evening
• joining
• fusing
• squaring
• dovetailing
• ordering
• proportioning
• regularizing
• arraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disrupting
• upsetting
• disturbing
• confusing
• skewing
• disharmonizing
• disorganizing
• alienating
• disordering
• estranging
• disarraying

3

as in adjusting

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 & Similar Words

• adjusting
• adapting
• tailoring
• conforming
• putting
• suiting
• shaping
• editing
• preparing
• customizing
• fitting
• acclimating
• fashioning
• conditioning
• transforming
• acclimatizing
• matching
• doctoring
• modifying
• altering
• bending
• converting
• readjusting
• establishing
• equipping
• correcting
• tuning
• modeling
• orienting
• gearing
• attuning
• harmonizing
• revising
• orientating
• remodeling
• regulating
• readapting
• redesigning
• reworking
• remaking
• acquainting
• settling
• patterning
• familiarizing
• rooting
• training
• recasting
• reclaiming
• recycling
• squaring
• refashioning
• hardening
• rehearsing
• redeveloping
• priming
• readying
• reinventing
• reengineering
• refocusing
• inuring
• accustoming
• revamping
• rigging
• habituating
• naturalizing
• redoing
• toughening
• registering
• refitting
• phasing
• habilitating
• seasoning
• making over
• refiguring
• rejiggering
• fine-tuning
• fiddling (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

4

as in obliging

to do a service or favor for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obliging
• appeasing
• assisting
• indulging
• delighting
• helping
• satisfying
• favoring
• pleasing
• humoring
• placating
• aiding
• conciliating
• gratifying
• comforting
• supporting
• coddling
• pacifying
• relieving
• pampering
• mollifying
• mollycoddling
• attending
• abetting
• ministering (to)
• gladdening
• caring (for)
• succoring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weighing
• bothering
• troubling
• disturbing
• burdening
• inconveniencing
• failing
• disappointing
• encumbering
• saddling
• disobliging
• opposing
• restraining
• constraining
• hindering
• impeding
• obstructing
• hampering
• holding back
• deserting
• letting down
• thwarting
• incommoding
• discommoding
• hobbling
• sabotaging
• frustrating
• hamstringing

5

as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter

regards the tent as entirely inadequate for accommodating them through the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housing
• lodging
• sheltering
• rooming
• camping
• boarding
• billeting
• bestowing
• harboring
• bunking
• roofing
• encamping
• quartering
• taking in
• domiciling
• securing
• bivouacking
• chambering
• shedding
• homing
• putting up
• stabling
• tenting
• roosting
• ensconcing
• bedding (down)
• barracking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejecting
• evicting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accommodating

Adjective

Navigating busy airports is a fact of life for travelers, however a new report reveals some airports are significantly more accommodating than others. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026

Panicle Hydrangea Native to Japan and China, panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) is the toughest and most accommodating species described here and a great one for beginners. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026

Verb

There are a number of configurations, blocks, and mini-blocks that can be reserved, accommodating groups of all sizes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Holmes and her husband have been accommodating over the years to various entertainment personnel or writers interested in the house, even appearing on-screen. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026