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

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

The military value of these accords is unknown, and indeed, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are a first test for the latter agreement. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 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

Since 2020, some 60 countries, mostly Western ones, have signed the accords while many others, notably China, have declined. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026