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account

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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

minutes, procès-verbal

anecdote, tale, yarn

epic, saga

gest (or geste), romance

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

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, props [slang], 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, punter [chiefly British]

Words Related to account

consumer, end user, user

buyer, correspondent, purchaser, vendee

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 from work for two hours

Synonyms of account

accounting, argument, case, explanation, rationale, reason

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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, greatness, honor, illustriousness

Near Antonyms of account

paltriness, pettiness, valuelessness, worthlessness

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, shame

anonymity

obscurity

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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