Synonyms of according

according

verb

present participle of accord

1

as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point

claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponding
• coinciding
• conforming
• agreeing
• fitting
• consisting
• checking
• answering
• sorting
• harmonizing
• tallying
• going
• squaring
• rhyming
• matching
• dovetailing
• aligning
• comporting
• falling in with
• paralleling
• jibing
• cohering
• equaling
• chording
• registering
• lining up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differing (from)
• disagreeing (with)
• contradicting
• disputing
• conflicting
• nullifying
• negating
• clashing
• jarring
• gainsaying

2

as in granting

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920

Synonyms & Similar Words

• granting
• conferring
• giving
• awarding
• providing
• presenting
• showing
• offering
• vesting
• contributing
• supplying
• assigning
• extending
• bestowing
• furnishing
• allocating
• designating
• donating
• appropriating
• appointing
• naming
• proffering
• setting
• dubbing
• fixing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recalling
• calling
• revoking
• repealing
• dropping
• rescinding
• aborting
• nullifying
• invalidating
• annulling
• voiding
• writing off
• calling off
• withdrawing
• abrogating
• taking back
• retracting
• recanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of according

There are more than 400 Round Table locations, mostly in the western United States, with 28 in the Sacramento area, according the company website. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The focus of their coverage is on the rescue teams, logistics of the operations and how government leaders are reacting quickly to the disaster, according Luqiu. — Jennifer Pak, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

But no president has appeared to so directly link diplomacy to his own economic interests, according Patrick Shea, a professor of international relations and global governance at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

During the Viking Age, silver bars, jewelry and scrap silver were used as a means of payment and to store value, with their weight determining their value, according the museums group. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Yiannopoulos served as a tech editor at Breitbart, a conservative website, until February 2017, according the site. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

In California, Democrats account for nearly 45% of all registered voters, compared to 25% who are Republican and almost 23% who don’t belong to either party, according the California Secretary of State’s office. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The one-time SRY screening can be collected via saliva, a cheek swab or blood sample, according an FAQ on the Screen Sports platform. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Sotheby’s has secured the collection of the late Argentine collectors Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier and Carlos Pedro Blaquier, a group of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces said to be worth around $450 million, according Artnet News. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026