Synonyms of accords

accords 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of accord

1

as in coincides

to be in agreement on every point

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coincides
• corresponds
• conforms
• agrees
• fits
• consists
• comports
• sorts
• harmonizes
• dovetails
• squares
• coheres
• checks
• answers
• goes
• aligns
• parallels
• tallies
• rhymes
• jibes
• matches
• chords
• falls in with
• equals
• registers
• lines up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differs (from)
• contradicts
• disagrees (with)
• disputes
• conflicts
• negates
• nullifies
• gainsays
• clashes
• jars

2

as in grants

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

women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grants
• confers
• awards
• gives
• provides
• bestows
• offers
• presents
• vests
• shows
• contributes
• assigns
• extends
• furnishes
• appropriates
• supplies
• designates
• allocates
• proffers
• appoints
• donates
• names
• sets
• dubs
• fixes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recalls
• repeals
• calls
• revokes
• rescinds
• drops
• invalidates
• abrogates
• nullifies
• voids
• aborts
• annuls
• calls off
• withdraws
• retracts
• writes off
• takes back
• recants

accords

2 of 2

noun

plural of accord

1

as in treaties

a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples

hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treaties
• pacts
• conventions
• alliances
• compacts
• covenants
• deals
• contracts
• settlements
• understandings
• ententes
• charters
• concords
• bargains
• bonds
• entente cordiales
• projets

2

as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken

the judges have reached an accord: the match will have to be replayed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agreements
• pacts
• conventions
• promises
• understandings
• contracts
• settlements
• deals
• compacts
• treaties
• covenants
• bargains
• pledges
• dispositions
• associations
• charters
• partnerships
• assents
• consents
• approvals
• ententes
• alliances
• binders
• concurrences
• acceptances
• leagues
• entente cordiales
• OKs

3

as in consensuses

the state of being of one opinion about something

is everyone in accord about where to go for lunch?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agreements
• consensuses
• unisons
• concurrences
• concurrencies
• unanimities
• meetings of minds
• assents
• consents
• acceptances
• harmonies
• consonances
• sympathies
• approvals
• adhesions
• acquiescences
• compliances
• embraces
• understandings
• complicities
• approbations
• accessions
• solidarities
• concords
• concessions
• rapports
• collaborations
• collusions
• embracements
• favors
• assentations
• concerts
• unions
• alliances
• concordances
• conformities
• empathies
• conspiracies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disagreements
• conflicts
• discords
• oppositions
• dissensions
• resistances
• dissents
• dissensuses
• disapprovals
• disfavors
• disapprobations

4

as in choices

the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions

did not move to a different workstation of her own accord

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choices
• wills
• options
• volitions
• autonomies
• preferences
• free wills
• elections
• predilections
• proclivities
• predispositions
• devices
• inclinations
• tendencies
• dispositions
• selections
• alternatives
• leanings
• partialities
• propensities
• penchants
• bents
• discretions
• picks
• ways

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pressures
• forces
• constraints
• compulsions
• coercions
• duresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accords

Noun

Israeli settlers in the West Bank, whose numbers have more than doubled since the Oslo accords were signed, have been attacking Palestinians with alarming frequency. — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

Interim peace accords in the 1990s recognized their water rights but preserved a system that allocated some 80% of water pumped from the main aquifer for Israeli use. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

The accords failed to stop the war, creating a frozen conflict with an ever-rising human toll that ultimately gave way to a full-scale invasion. — David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Sol de Janeiro is turning up the intensity on its signature body mists, with this take on Cheirosa 62 amplifying a trio of pistachio, vanilla absolute and amber accords. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Booze, black pepper, and leather accords give the note a sultry, noir bend, while white musks and soft florals transform vanilla into something comforting and cocooning. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

In November 2008, agreement was reached on far-reaching trade accords, including direct shipping, expansion of weekly passenger flights from 36 to 108, and introduction of up to 60 cargo flights per month. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Hoodoo accords a prominent role to collections of materials, often assembled into sacks or bags, that are deemed to possess supernatural power. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Sending energy down accords another of Caldwell’s principles of the body and that is balance. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026