| 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: | count on/count upon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend on; rely |
Synonyms: |
aim for, bank on, bargain for, believe, believe in, bet bottom dollar, bet on, expect from, heed, lean on, pin faith on, place confidence in, plan on, reckon on, rest on, score, stake on, swear by, tab, take as gospel truth, take for granted, take on trust, trust |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve, distrust, not expect |
| Main Entry: | credit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe, depend on |
Synonyms: |
accept, bank on, buy, consider, deem, fall for, feel, hand it to one, have faith in, hold, pat on back, rely on, sense, swallow*, take as gospel truth, take stock in, think, trust |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve, mistrust, not buy, not subscribe |
| 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: | suppose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe |
Synonyms: |
assume, be afraid, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, deem, dream, expect, fancy, feel, gather, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, hypothesize, imagine, judge, postulate, pretend, reckon, regard, suspect, swear by, take, take as gospel truth, take stock in, think, understand, view |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve, know |
| Main Entry: | posit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suppose |
Synonyms: |
assume, be afraid, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, deem, dream, expect, fancy, feel, gather, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, hypothesize, imagine, judge, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, pretend, reckon, regard, suspect, swear by, take as gospel truth, take stock in, take*, think, understand, view |
| Main Entry: | credit |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
accredited, bailable, chalked up, credential, creditable, credited, crediting
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| Concept: | Credit. |
| Category: | 4. Monetary Relations |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
credit, trust, tick, score, tally, account., letter of credit, circular note; duplicate; mortgage, lien, debenture, paper credit, floating capital; draft, lettre de creance, securities., creditor, lender, lessor, mortgagee; dun; usurer.
-verbs
keep an account with, run up an account with; intrust, credit, accredit., place to one's credit, place to one's account; give credit, take credit; fly a kite.
-adjectives
crediting, credited; accredited.
-adverbs
on credit; to the account of, to the credit of; a compte.
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Antonyms: |
debt |
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