| 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 |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
decline, disagree, refuse |
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, buy into, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, groove*, hats off to, lap up, license, maintain, make law, make valid, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, push for, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to, support, thumbs up, uphold, validate |
Antonyms: |
disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | believe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trust, rely on |
Synonyms: |
accept, accredit, admit, affirm, attach weight to, be certain of, be convinced of, be credulous, be of the opinion, buy*, conceive, conclude, consider, count on, credit, deem, fall for, give credence to, have, have faith in, have no doubt, hold, keep the faith, lap up, place confidence in, posit, postulate, presume true, presuppose, reckon on, regard, rest assured, suppose, swallow*, swear by, take as gospel, take at one's word, take for granted, take it, think, trust, understand |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve, distrust |
| Main Entry: | condone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make allowance for |
Synonyms: |
buy*, disregard, excuse, forget, forgive, give green light, go along with, ignore, lap up, let it come, let it go by, let pass, look the other way, nod at, okay, overlook, pardon, pass over, remit, wink at |
Antonyms: |
censure, condemn, forbid, not allow, prevent |
| Main Entry: | confirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ratify, validate, prove |
Synonyms: |
affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, circumstantiate, corroborate, debunk, double-check, endorse, establish, explain, give green light, give high sign, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the nod, justify, lap up, make good, make sure, okay, rubber-stamp, sanction, settle, sign, sign off on, size up, subscribe, substantiate, support, thumbs up, underpin, uphold, verify, vouch, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
annul, cancel, contradict, destroy, disprove, invalidate, oppose, veto, void |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe |
Synonyms: |
assume, aver, bet bottom dollar, buy*, consider, credit, cross one's heart, deem, entertain, esteem, feel, have hunch, have sneaking suspicion, judge, lap up, lay money on, maintain, okay, presume, reckon, regard, sense, set store by, swear by, swear up and down, take as gospel truth, take stock in, think, view |
Antonyms: |
abandon, disbelieve, forsake |
| Main Entry: | revel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take pleasure; celebrate |
Synonyms: |
bask, blow off steam, carouse, carry on, crow, cut loose, delight, enjoy, fool around, frolic, gloat, go on a spree, indulge, kick up heels, kid around, lap up, lark, let go, let loose, live it up, luxuriate, make merry, paint the town, rejoice, relish, riot, roister, roll, rollick, run around, savor, step out, thrive, wallow, whoop it up |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | roister |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revel |
Synonyms: |
bask, blow off steam, carouse, carry on*, crow, cut loose, delight, enjoy, fool around, frolic, gloat, go on a spree, indulge, kick over the traces, kick up heels, kick up one's heels, kid around, lap up, lark, let go*, let loose, live it up, luxuriate, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, paint the town, rejoice, relish, riot, roll, rollick, run around, savor, step out, thrive, wallow, whoop it up |