Synonyms of accepted

accepted 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in established

Synonyms & Similar Words

• established
• tried
• actual
• real
• genuine
• indisputable
• factual
• undeniable
• material
• experimental
• tried-and-true
• empirical
• hard
• empiric
• objective
• experiential
• verifiable
• existential
• observational
• demonstrable
• provable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• theoretical
• theoretic
• speculative
• hypothetical
• conjectural
• unsubstantiated
• unproven
• unempirical
• nonempirical
• metaphysical
• visionary
• transcendentalist

2

as in correct

Synonyms & Similar Words

• correct
• official
• authorized
• certified
• polite
• proper
• sanctioned
• respectable
• seemly
• decorous
• ritual
• genteel
• nice
• ritualistic
• conventional
• orthodox
• formal
• ceremonial
• routine
• regular
• systematic
• formalistic
• orderly
• methodical
• ceremonious
• methodic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• informal
• casual
• unorthodox
• unconventional
• irregular
• unofficial
• unauthorized
• incorrect
• improper
• unhappy
• unsuitable
• inappropriate
• unceremonious
• unfit
• freewheeling
• unbecoming
• unseemly
• inept
• indecorous
• infelicitous
• unapt
• graceless

accepted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of accept

1

as in had

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• had
• took
• adopted
• confirmed
• sanctioned
• tolerated
• welcomed
• ratified
• consented (to)
• conceded (to)
• okayed
• warranted
• acceded (to)
• submitted (to)
• assented (to)
• embraced
• succumbed (to)
• surrendered (to)
• supported
• swallowed
• yielded (to)
• stood
• bowed (to)
• endured
• countenanced
• acquiesced (to)
• sustained
• capitulated (to)
• gave in (to)
• stuck out
• shouldered
• bore
• abided
• brooked
• sweated out
• stomached
• sweat out
• abode
• OK'd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• denied
• refused
• declined
• disapproved
• opposed
• disallowed
• vetoed
• turned down
• protested
• spurned
• objected (to)
• resisted
• dissented (to)
• negatived
• withstood
• contested
• fought
• held off
• combatted
• combated

2

as in tolerated

to have a favorable opinion of

her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerated
• favored
• supported
• approved (of)
• subscribed (to)
• applauded
• okayed
• held with
• went for
• liked
• countenanced
• enjoyed
• recommended
• praised
• upheld
• cared (for)
• saluted
• took kindly to
• sustained
• lauded
• acclaimed
• commended
• stood by
• concurred (in)
• endured
• backed (up)
• consented (to)
• bore
• OK'd
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• criticized
• condemned
• denounced
• frowned (on or upon)
• disapproved (of)
• disparaged
• censured
• depreciated
• damned
• blacklisted
• disliked
• deprecated
• hated
• opposed
• discountenanced
• detested
• loathed
• minded
• disfavored
• reprobated
• reprehended
• objected (to)
• dissented (from)

3

as in believed

to regard as right or true

refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believed
• took
• understood
• trusted
• bought
• swallowed
• credited
• accounted
• set store on
• assumed
• set store by
• presumed
• accredited
• supposed
• concluded
• deduced
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• discredited
• doubted
• suspected
• questioned
• distrusted
• disbelieved
• challenged
• disputed
• mistrusted
• misdoubted

4

as in assumed

to take to or upon oneself

accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• shouldered
• undertook
• embraced
• adopted
• bore
• took over
• endorsed
• indorsed
• advocated
• upheld
• acquiesced
• consented
• championed
• acceded
• backed
• assented
• agreed
• supported
• stood by
• espoused
• took up
• reaccepted
• reassumed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• repudiated
• refused
• withdrew
• disavowed
• disclaimed
• disowned
• renounced
• retracted
• declined
• recanted
• spurned
• abjured
• turned down
• took back
• avoided
• abandoned
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• bypassed
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forbore
• detoured
• unsaid
• gave up
• forsook
• backed off
• backtracked
• backed down
• abnegated

5

as in handled

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerated
• handled
• endured
• stood
• took
• sustained
• absorbed
• met
• supported
• swallowed
• abided
• countenanced
• stomached
• wore
• stuck out
• stood for
• pocketed
• bore
• lumped (it)
• bided
• hacked
• went
• lived with
• brooked
• abode
• allowed
• permitted
• sweated out
• suffered
• bode
• toughed it out
• sweat out
• acquiesced
• respected
• reconciled (to)
• capitulated
• submitted (to)
• agreed (with or to)
• yielded (to)
• consented (to)
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• refused
• dismissed
• declined
• opposed
• repudiated
• turned down
• resisted
• fought
• contested
• avoided
• spurned
• escaped
• missed
• evaded
• eluded
• bypassed
• circumvented
• combatted
• dodged
• combated
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forbore

Examples of accepted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The accepted way of measuring debt accumulation is beginning Oct. 1 of a new president’s first year, the start of the U.S. fiscal year. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024

The Wisconsin Elections Commission's website has a list of accepted forms of identification. —Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024

The company that made its brand name the accepted nomenclature for finding all the information on the Internet has lost a major antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice. —Quartz Staff, Quartz, 9 Aug. 2024

To a lesser degree, this can also apply to mid-sized people, seeing as mid-sized bodies are also considered an accepted standard of mainstream beauty. —Stephanie Yeboah, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024