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

King was focused on Dan Milam, the director of Johnson County’s Information Technology Department, according the testimony of Carrol and Ben Arriola, a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office captain and its acting sheriff. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

On the term’s last day, Roberts issued a clear and eloquent 26-page opinion setting out America’s history of according citizenship to children who were born in this country, without regard to their parents. — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Parts of central Pennsylvania including the State College area will be under an extreme heat watch later this week, according a National Weather Service advisory. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Fubo Fubo is a live-streaming service with access to more than 100 channels, according its website. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

The pool will remain closed for several days while it is drained, cleaned, and inspected before reopening to the public, according New Canaan Parks and Recreation director John Howe. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

In the Bay Area, where counts of homeless older adults start at age 55, older people make up between 25% and 29% of the homeless population, depending on the county, according ot the most recent reports. — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

Detainees launched a hunger strike last month, according Cosecha, an immigrant advocacy group. — ABC News, 6 June 2026

The movie will be presented in 70mm and play three times a day, according Cinematheque, which partnered with the theater last year to program and operate the theater. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026