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

Review your financial accounts regularly Check your bank statements, investment accounts, retirement accounts and payment apps for unfamiliar transactions. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Early accounts of grassroots democracy in India describe how higher-caste landowners controlled the votes of their lower-caste dependents, sometimes even marking ballots that the voters had to authenticate with their thumbprints. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026 China, which fought alongside North Korea in the 1950-1953 Korean War, remains Pyongyang’s main economic and diplomatic backer and accounts for most of its official trade. — CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 About 12 hours later, one of the videos was shared in new posts by three X accounts with large followings, which researchers said have previously amplified other narratives attributed to Storm-1516. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 Real property, pensions and retirement accounts would be excluded. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Patients had their wages and bank accounts garnished and were routinely charged an interest rate of 18%. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 The idea is to let an assistant check connected accounts for tasks such as unpaid invoices and draft reminders without waiting for a prompt, so users spend less time figuring out what to ask for. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Instead, the company apparently just blocked sextortionists from the victims' accounts, created fake chat transcripts, and always showed the sextortionists in the same locations, usually Nigeria or the Philippines. — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

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The guidance also accounts for the effects of an explosion at a fab in Israel that killed two workers and seriously injured a third earlier this month. — Katie Tarasov,arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 Lopes was known by over 1 million followers across his Instagram, YouTube and Twitch accounts for commenting on and playing esports soccer. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026 According to the researchers, formation accounts for roughly one-third of battery production costs and occupies about a quarter of a manufacturing facility’s floor space. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Instagram accounts like @carolyn_iconic, @allforcarolyn, @carolynbessettekennedy and @cbklookbook offer fashion hacks. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 Much like in Taiwan — where the company accounts for nearly one-tenth of Taiwan’s gross domestic product — TSMC has become, if not the center of the universe, then at least a galaxy unto itself. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026 The filing covers Phillips’s UK accounts only, not its operations in the US, Europe, or Asia. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Denim accounts for 35% to 40% of the business, with hoodies, dresses, joggers, outerwear, and other casual clothing filling out the wardrobe. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 By his estimate, anime accounts for roughly 70% of Japan’s total box office, even though far more live-action films are made. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounts

Noun

One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of chronologies

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Previous versions included the planet’s core, mantle, crust and stellar radiation but did not account for the surface and atmosphere.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The iconic cheer team filed its lawsuit last month, claiming the knockoff versions of its signature blue-and-white uniforms were used without authorization during a mock gun battle onstage.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of versions

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As ubiquitous as this mode of exhibition-making has become, such statements suggest that 1996 was a very long time ago.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
But a legal dispute over specific statements must not become a warning that a billionaire’s political activity is off-limits.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of statements

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Prosecutors allege Wallace embezzled about $390,000 from the church’s coffers between April 2019 and September 2025, spending some of the funds on rent and travel expenses.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Fed funds futures traders are pricing in a roughly 76% likelihood of the Fed lifting rates by a quarter percentage point at that gathering, according to CME's FedWatch tool.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of funds

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MacBooks are simply better laptops in most regards, with minor losses in display quality and AI functionality.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Yet, in many regards, the Grammys remain a game of the usual suspects, as a certain level of visibility and proximity to mainstream America is seemingly required to claim a nomination, let alone a victory.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of regards

Noun

How much of those savings ultimately remains with Broadridge rather than being passed back to clients remains an open question.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
That means looking across categories, geographies, clients and experiences, and finding ways to serve them better.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026