ACCOUNTS Synonyms: 260 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of account

as in chronologies

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened newspaper reporters must strive to provide an accurate account of what happened

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as in versions

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

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as in statements

a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due please add this meal to my restaurant account

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as in funds

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

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as in considerations

a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something take into account the potential problems that come with keeping a horse

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short shrifts

as in regards

a feeling of great approval and liking held her grandmother, a pioneer in aviation, in high account

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as in clients

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business the company sends out holiday cards to all its accounts

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as in explanations

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

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as in reasons

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing for that account alone you should agree that the system needs overhauling

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accounts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of account

as in considers

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

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Recent Examples of accounts

Noun

Even with all the recent swings in the market, the S&P 500 index that sits at the heart of many 401(k) accounts is still within 3% of its record set in January. —

Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026 Now, according to the Dutch report, Russian intelligence has launched a vast campaign to break into Signal and WhatsApp accounts,. —

Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026 These accounts were compiled and posted by Jason Ignacio White, who previously helmed Noma’s fermentation lab. —

Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 And even with all the recent swings in the market, the S&P 500 index that sits at the heart of many 401(k) accounts is still within 4% of its record set in January. —

Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 If scammers trick you into entering credentials on a fake site, unique passwords prevent them from accessing your other accounts. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026 This can include taking over the victim’s earnings, spending, bank accounts and credit cards, and often results in the building up of debts in the victim’s name. —

Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026 Within minutes, the images rippled across social media, where global fan accounts analyzed every detail of her outfit and searches for the brands spiked online. —

Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 That includes Swiss bank accounts as well as luxury properties. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026

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Within the sector, metal production accounts for 8% of total emissions, while mining, driven largely by fugitive emissions from coal, makes up the remaining 3%. —

Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026 But what accounts for the uniformity of all these reports? —

Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026 Jet fuel typically accounts for around a quarter of airlines’ operating costs, according to IATA, meaning that when prices jump sharply, the industry’s thin margins quickly come under pressure. —

Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026 Aluminum had climbed almost 10% last week as the war curtailed shipments from the Persian Gulf, which accounts for about 9% of global supply. —

Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026 Higher prices could hurt consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the US economy. —

David Goldman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026 Traffic in the strait typically accounts for about 20% of the world’s petroleum products. —

Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 Including his performance from Barcelona, Kiplimo accounts for five of the 12 instances of an athlete breaking 58 minutes for the half marathon. —

Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026 That accounts for more than 80% of the inventory the company expects to receive from February through April, with momentum expected to continue, the company said. —

Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounts

Noun

Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.

— John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025