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accede - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: accede
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: agree or consent
Synonyms: accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle*, endorse, enter into, fold, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball*, subscribe, yield, be game for, cave in*, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, roll over and play dead, throw in the towel
Antonyms: condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse
Main Entry: acquiesce
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: agree with some reluctance
Synonyms: accede, accept, accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree, allow, approve, buy, come across, comply, concur, conform, consent, cry uncle*, cut a deal*, ditto*, give in, jibe*, okay, pass, play ball*, reconcile, set, submit, subscribe, yes, yield, bow to, cave in*, come around, give out, go along, roll over and play dead, say uncle, shake on
Antonyms: disagree, dissent, object, protest
Main Entry: assent
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: agree
Synonyms: accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal*, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give in, grant, knuckle under*, okay*, permit, recognize, sanction, subscribe, cave in*, give five, go along with, pass on, say uncle, shake on
Antonyms: disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject
Main Entry: back down
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: back off
Synonyms: abandon, accede, acquiesce, admit, back off, back out, balk, bow out, cancel, chicken out*, chicken out, concede, cop out*, demur, give in, hold back, pull out, recant, recoil, renege, resign, retreat, submit, surrender, take back, withdraw, yield, back pedal, backtrack, beg off, cave in, give ground, give up, go back on, have no fight left, pull back, wimp out, withdraw from agreement or statement
Antonyms: go forwaard
Main Entry: comply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: abide by, follow agreement or instructions
Synonyms: accede, accord, acquiesce, adhere to, agree to, cave in, come around, conform to, consent to, cry uncle*, defer, discharge, ditto*, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit in, fold, fulfill, give in, give out, give up, go along with, go with the flow, keep, knuckle to, knuckle under*, mind, obey, observe, perform, play ball*, play the game, put out, quit, respect, roll over and play dead, satisfy, shape up, stay in line, straighten up, submit, throw in towel, toss it in, yes one, yield
Antonyms: decline, deny, disobey, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, resist
Main Entry: concur
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: agree, approve
Synonyms: accede, accord, acquiesce, assent, band, coincide, collaborate, combine, consent, cooperate, cut a deal*, equal, harmonize, jibe*, join, league*, meet, okay*, unite, be consonant with, be in harmony, coadjute, come together, pass on, shake on
Antonyms: argue, differ, disagree, disapprove, dispute, object, oppose, reject
Main Entry: consent
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: agree
Synonyms: accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, approve, assent, bless, comply, concede, concur, fold, give in, knuckle under, let, okay*, permit, sanction, subscribe, yes*, yield, give the nod, give up, make a deal, roll over, say uncle, say yes, sign off on, throw in the towel
Antonyms: differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, object, oppose, protest, refuse
Main Entry: grant
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: authorize, allow
Synonyms: accede, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, allocate, allot, assign, assume, avow, award, bestow, bless, cede, come across, come through, concede, confer, convey, donate, drop, give, give in, impart, invest, own, permit, present, profess, relinquish, stake, suppose, surrender, transfer, transmit, vouchsafe, yield, come around, consent to, gift with, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, own up, shake on, sign off on, sign on*
Antonyms: condemn, deny, refuse, veto
Main Entry: inherit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gain as possession from someone's death
Synonyms: accede, acquire, come in for, derive, get, obtain, receive, succeed, be bequeathed, be granted, be left, come into, fall heir, take over
Main Entry: obey
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: conform, give in
Synonyms: abide by, accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, act upon, adhere to, agree, answer, assent, be loyal to, be ruled by, bow to, carry out, comply, concur, discharge, do as one says, do one's bidding, do one's duty, do what is expected, do what one is told, embrace, execute, follow, fulfill, get in line, give way, heed, hold fast, keep, knuckle under*, live by, mind, observe, perform, play second fiddle, respond, serve, submit, surrender, take orders, toe the line*
Antonyms: disobey, mutiny, rebel
Main Entry: permit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: allow participation
Synonyms: abet, accede, accept, acquiesce, admit, agree, authorize, bless, boost, buy, charter, concede, concur, condone, consent, empower, enable, endorse, endure, franchise, go for, grant, have, humor, indulge, leave, let, license, okay, pass, privilege, sanctify, sanction, sign, suffer, thumbs up*, tolerate, warrant, blink at, give leave, give permission, let pass, say yes, shake on, sign off on, take kindly to, wink at*
Antonyms: deny, disallow, refuse, reject
Main Entry: succumb
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: die or surrender
Synonyms: accede, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, cease, collapse, croak, decease, defer, demise, depart, drop, eat crow*, expire, fall, fold, give in, go, go down, go under, knuckle under*, pass, pass away, perish, quit, submit, wilt, yield, break down, cave in*, fall victim to, flake out, give in to, give out, give up the ghost, give way, knuckle, meet waterloo, pack it in, show white flag, take the count, throw in the towel
Antonyms: conquer, create, overcome, win
Main Entry: underwrite
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: endorse, insure
Synonyms: accede, agree to, angel*, approve, back, bankroll*, collateral, consent, countersign, endow, finance, float, fund, guarantee, help, initial, okay*, pay, provide, sanction, seal, secure, sign, sponsor, stake, subscribe, subsidize, support, provide financing
Antonyms: disapprove, invalidate, refuse, reject
Main Entry: accord
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give approval, grant
Synonyms: accede, acquiesce, admit, allow, award, bestow, concede, confer, endow, give, present, render, tender, vouchsafe
Notes: something (a quality) is in accord with something else; something acts in accordance with something else (an activity)
Antonyms: argue, challenge, deny, disallow, disapprove, oppose, question, refuse, withhold
Main Entry: acknowledge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: verbally recognize authority
Synonyms: accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, certify, defend, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, support, uphold, yield, attest to, defer to, subscribe to, take an oath
Antonyms: forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate
Main Entry: agree
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be in unison, assent with another
Synonyms: accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, allow, bury the hatchet*, check, comply, concede, concur, consent, cut a deal*, engage, grant, okay, permit, play ball*, recognize, set, settle, sign*, subscribe, yes*, be of the same mind, buy into, clinch the deal, come to terms, give blessing, give carte blanche, give green light, give the go-ahead, go along with, make a deal, pass on, see eye to eye, shake on, side with, take one up on
Antonyms: contend, contradict, decline, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse
Main Entry: promise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give word that something will be done
Synonyms: accede, affirm, agree, answer for, assent, assure, bargain, betroth, bind, commit, compact, consent, contract, covenant, declare, engage, ensure, espouse, guarantee, hock*, insure, mortgage, obligate, pass, pawn*, pledge, plight, profess, secure, stipulate, string along*, subscribe, swear, undertake, underwrite, vouch, vow, warrant, affiance, asservate, cross heart, live up to, say so, swear on bible, swear up and down, take an oath
Antonyms: break, renege
Main Entry: submit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: comply, endure
Synonyms: abide, accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, appease, bend, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, cede, concede, defer, eat crow*, fold, give away, give in, humor, indulge, knuckle under*, kowtow*, obey, quit, relent, relinquish, stoop, succumb, surrender, toe the line*, tolerate, truckle, withstand, yield, be submissive, give ground, give way, go with the flow, grin and bear it, knuckle, lay down arms, put up with, resign oneself, say uncle, throw in the towel
Antonyms: disobey, fight, resist
Main Entry: acknowledge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: admit truth or reality of something
Synonyms: accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, avow, come clean*, concede, confess, cop a plea, crack*, declare, grant, let on*, own, profess, recognize, yield, come out of closet, fess up, get off chest, open up
Antonyms: abjure, contradict, disavow, renounce
Main Entry: approve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: allow, authorize
Synonyms: accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, groove*, license, maintain, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, support, thumbs up*, uphold, validate, buy into, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, hats off to, lap up, make law, make valid, push for, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to
Antonyms: disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject
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