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

The pair allegedly used phone applications to manufacture bank and investment accounts showing fake balances and participated in three-way calls to encourage women to put their own money into investments that prosecutors say did not exist. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 About a third of employers that make a contribution — 32% — contributed between $500 and $1,000 per worker to the accounts, while 29% paid $1,350 or more and 22% paid $500 or less, the PSCA found. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Those little clues are easy to brush off, but catching them early can give you more time to protect your money, credit and accounts. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The Administration’s legal filings had already pivoted from quoting historical accounts of White House modernization to arguing that the President’s life was at stake. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors say Castro briefly struggled with Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, then fired through a front door into an occupied home, hitting him in the leg, contradicting earlier federal accounts. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The researchers also noted that roughly half of the agent accounts used names suggesting an OpenAI connection. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

Construction accounts for a disproportionate share of workplace deaths compared with its share of the overall workforce. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 By simulating various turbine types against actual site conditions, HydroGenerate accounts for seasonal flow changes and existing structural limits. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026 Brazil alone accounts for roughly half of world sugar exports. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 One key reason for the CD surge is Korean pop, which accounts for a substantial share of the boom. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026 Demand from Africa currently accounts for only a fraction of the global weight-loss drug market that is expected to reach $100 billion by 2030, but obesity cases are rising and projected to double by 2050, causing public health concern. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Italy accounts for more than a quarter of Kering’s global workforce and supports thousands of additional jobs across the group’s manufacturing and logistics network. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 Though Apple accounts for roughly one in five smartphones shipped worldwide, it’s been a while since the company truly surprised consumers. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Drawing on data from more than 500,000 assessments, EI expert Travis Bradberry found that emotional intelligence accounts for 58% of performance across all job types, and that 90% of top performers score high in it. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounts

Noun

And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of chronologies

Noun

Machine aerators are rolled over the lawn like a mower, and handheld versions are stepped on like a shovel.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
Silicon-photonics chips can move data using light instead of electrical signals, but conventional versions are rigid and opaque.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of versions

Noun

Davis’ defense attorney, Michael Sanft, challenged jurors to identify evidence outside Davis’ own statements that placed him in Las Vegas or inside the Cadillac on the night Shakur was shot.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of statements

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The stronger-than-expected numbers have fed funds futures traders betting on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, as the data points to a resilient labor market alongside inflation still above the Fed’s 2% target.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
In mid-2025, for example, Congress clawed back nearly $8 billion in foreign assistance funds.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of funds

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Alongside these resources, the NPD Hydro portal hosts the NPD Insights catalog for site rankings, as well as the NPD Toolkit, which models payback periods while weighing environmental, community, and electrical grid considerations.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The Giants might get something like cash considerations, a player to be named later or perhaps a teenager who is a half-decade away from even thinking about the majors.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of considerations

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However, the findings place tighter limits on explanations for superconductivity in magic-angle graphene.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Perlis, an artist, radio host and Marin native, doesn’t strive for sociological or demographic explanations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026