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account

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of account

1 a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
  • Newspaper reporters must strive to provide an accurate account of what happened.
Synonyms of account

chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, record, report, story
Words Related to account

version

deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness

annals, blog, diary, journal, log, logbook, memoir

anecdote, tale, yarn

epic, saga

recital, recitation

case history, case study
2 a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view
  • The pianist gave an account of the sonata that revealed a very mature understanding of the work.
Synonyms of account

interpretation, performance, reading, rendition, version
Words Related to account

adaptation, reworking, variation
3 a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due
  • Please add this meal to my restaurant account.
Synonyms of account

bill, check, invoice, statement, tab
Words Related to account

receipt, reckoning

document, ledger, record

charge, cost, expense, fee, price, rate, toll

score, tally
4 a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
  • After paying the tuition, there was still money left for books in her special account for college expenses.
Synonyms of account

budget, deposit, fund, kitty, nest egg, pool
Words Related to account

chest, coffer(s)

assets, savings, savings account

bankroll, cache, collection, cushion, hoard, pocketbook, reserve, treasure

petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money
5 the capacity for being useful for some purpose
  • All the planning came to no account when the event was abruptly cancelled.
Synonyms of account

avail, mileage, service, serviceability, serviceableness, use, usefulness, utility
Words Related to account

advantage, benefit, gain

aid, assistance, help

applicability, appropriateness, fitness, relevance

profit, value, worth
Near Antonyms of account

inapplicability, inappropriateness
Antonyms of account

uselessness, worthlessness
6 the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
  • The position of publicity agent for a star is of considerable account in Hollywood.
Synonyms of account

merit, valuation, value, worth
Words Related to account

assessment, estimation, evaluation

excellence, greatness, perfection

consequence, importance, significance, weight

desirability
Near Antonyms of account

emptiness, valuelessness, worthlessness

baseness, cheapness, crumminess, inferiority, lousiness, meanness, paltriness, pettiness, poorness

deficiency, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency, unacceptability
7 a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
  • Take into account the potential problems that come with keeping a horse.
Synonyms of account

advisement, consideration, debate, deliberation, reflection, study, thought
Words Related to account

cogitation, contemplation, meditation, pondering, rumination

introspection

agonizing, hesitation, indecision

premeditation
Antonyms of account

short shrift
8 a feeling of great approval and liking
  • The girl held her grandmother, a pioneer in aviation, in high account.
Synonyms of account

admiration, appreciation, esteem, estimation, favor, regard, respect
Words Related to account

appetite, fancy, fondness, like, love, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use

acclamation, adoration, adulation, approbation, deference, hero worship, homage, honor, idolatry, infatuation, lionization, praise, reverence, veneration, worship

delight, enjoyment

amazement, awe, wonder, wonderment

enthusiasm, interest, passion

bias, prejudice

affection, attachment, devotion, passion
Near Antonyms of account

condemnation, disapproval, disdain, opprobrium, scorn

disappointment, discontent, disenchantment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, displeasure, indignation, unhappiness

aversion, contempt, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disregard, distaste

hate, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

abomination, antipathy, detestation

deprecation, displeasure, dissatisfaction
Antonyms of account

disfavor
9 a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
  • The company sends out holiday cards to all its accounts.
Synonyms of account

client, customer, guest, patron
Words Related to account

consumer, end user, user

buyer, correspondent, purchaser

browser, prospect, shopper, window-shopper

bargainer, haggler

regular
Near Antonyms of account

broker, merchant, seller, vendor (also vender)

shopkeeper, tradesman

black marketer (or black marketeer), fence
10 a statement given to explain a belief or act
  • He could offer no credible account for why he had been absent.
Synonyms of account

accounting, argument, case, explanation, rationale, reason
Words Related to account

alibi, apologia, apology, defense, excuse, justification, vindication

appeal, plea

guise, pretense (or pretence), pretext, rationalization
11 something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing
  • For that account alone you should agree that the system needs overhauling.
Synonyms of account

authority, grounds, motive, reason, subject, wherefore, why
Words Related to account

antecedent, cause, consideration, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, occasion, stimulus
12 the quality or state of being important
  • Where we go for dinner is of no account to me.
Synonyms of account

consequence, import, importance, magnitude, moment, momentousness, significance, weight, weightiness
Words Related to account

celebrity, distinction, eminence, fame, note, noteworthiness, notoriety, preeminence, prominence, renown

store, substance, substantiveness, value, worth, worthiness

gravity, seriousness

authority, control, dominion, mastery, potency, power, sway

mark, name, report, reputation, repute

centrality, essentiality, essentialness

cachet, position, prestige, rank, standing, stature, status

glory, honor, illustriousness
Near Antonyms of account

paltriness, pettiness, valuelessness, worthlessness

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, shame
Antonyms of account

insignificance, littleness, puniness, slightness, smallness, triviality

account

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of account

to think of in a particular way
  • account themselves lucky to be alive
Synonyms of account

call, consider, count, esteem, hold, look (on or upon), rate, reckon, regard, set down, view
Words Related to account

believe, deem, feel, sense, think

conceive, fancy, imagine
Phrases Synonymous with account

take for

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