| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize authority |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, attest to, certify, defend, defer to, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, subscribe to, support, take an oath, uphold, yield |
Antonyms: |
forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit truth or reality of something |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, avow, come clean, come out of closet, concede, confess, cop a plea, crack*, declare, fess up, get off chest, grant, let on, open up, own, profess, recognize, yield |
Antonyms: |
abjure, contradict, disavow, renounce |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize receipt of something |
Synonyms: |
address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | submit to, put up with |
Synonyms: |
accept, acknowledge, be big about, bear, bear with, concede, consent, defer, endure, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, live with, put up with, receive, sit tight, stand, stand for, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand |
Antonyms: |
despise, dispute, pass, quit, reject, resist, shun |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe the goodness, realness of something |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, affirm, approbate, approve, buy*, countenance, fancy, favor, go for, hold, hold with, like, recognize, relish, swallow*, take as gospel truth, take stock in, trust |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
disagree, dispute, reject, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put up with |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, assent, bear, bear with, bow, capitulate, defer to, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, endure, fit in, go along with, live with, play the game, recognize, respect, sit still for, stand, stand for, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, yield to |
Antonyms: |
demur, disallow, reject |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | receive by agreeing, consenting |
Synonyms: |
accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, adopt, affirm, agree to, approve, assent, assume, avow, bear, buy, check out*, comply, concur with, cooperate with, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the nod, go for, lap up, okay, recognize, rubber-stamp, set store by, sign, sign off on, take on*, take one up on, thumbs up, undertake |
Antonyms: |
decline, disagree, refuse |
| Main Entry: | agree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in unison, assent with another |
Synonyms: |
accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, allow, be of the same mind, bury the hatchet, buy into, check, clinch the deal, come to terms, comply, concede, concur, consent, cut a deal, engage, give blessing, give carte blanche, give green light, give the go-ahead, go along with, grant, make a deal, okay, pass on, permit, play ball, recognize, see eye to eye, set, settle, shake on, side with, sign*, subscribe, take one up on, yes* |
Antonyms: |
contend, contradict, decline, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reply, react |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, answer back, argue, back at you, back talk, be in touch, claim, comeback, contest, counterclaim, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass, say, settle, shoot back, solve, squelch, talk back, top* |
Antonyms: |
ask, question |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be grateful, thankful |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, be appreciative, be indebted, be obliged, enjoy, flip over, freak out on, get high on, give thanks, groove on, welcome |
Antonyms: |
be critical, criticize, disparage, disregard, neglect, overlook |