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

Enforcement mechanisms, such as freezing accounts, canceling trades and clawing back profits, already exist as part of the private contract between the individual gambler and the house. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 Only 28% of Latino households have retirement accounts compared to 62% of white households, according to the report. —

Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026 Monday's Met Gala is, by all accounts, fashion's biggest night. —

Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 May 2026 On Sunday, the 3M Open’s social media accounts teased a big announcement coming Monday morning. —

Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026 Offers to help Swalwell’s troubling interactions with young women continued in recent years, according to accounts shared with CNN, including with women who worked in politics. —

Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 4 May 2026 That makes these accounts between 715% and 1,030% more profitable than the average rate many may be accustomed to receiving on their money now. —

Matt Richardson, CBS News, 4 May 2026 Roughly 49,000 applications for the accounts have been submitted for the 2026-27 school year so far, according to the Education Department. —

Arkansas Online, 4 May 2026 Investments could still be held in diversified funds, retirement accounts, or Treasury bonds to allow long-term financial security without conflicts of interest. —

Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Verb

Hail typically accounts for up to 80% of claims annually from severe storms, the group said. —

Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026 The Modesto wine region accounts for roughly 40% of California’s wine output. —

Ryan Brennan april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 This accounts for up to 12 percent of the ISS’s total power consumption. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026 Marco Polo’s Il milione gained widespread popularity among 13th- and 14th-century Europeans, and accounts from missionaries and explorers were published for audiences who often financed these voyages. —

Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 According to last year's Global Terrorism Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the region now accounts for 51% of deaths worldwide caused by violent extremism, up from 1% almost two decades ago. —

ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 Neglect consistently accounts for the vast majority of those cases, with about one in five involving abuse in each of the last five years. —

Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026 Meade, federal officials allege, also established new business bank accounts with a different company name, Taxpayer Identification Numbers, Employer Identification Numbers and used nominees. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026 Streaming now accounts for 15% of the NBA’s local deliveries, up from a 5% contribution in 2023-24. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026

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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
The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025