ACCORDED Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in granted

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verb

past tense of accord

as in coincided

to be in agreement on every point claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said

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as in conferred

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920

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Howard senior Ta’Shawn Poole made history in preseason as the first Macon player to be named an AJC Super 11 since the honor was first accorded in 1985. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Just as intriguing, though, is another book that is unlikely to receive the attention being accorded the best-seller by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Just a few days ahead of Owens’ 97th birthday celebration, Robinson in a call, informed Owens he’d been accorded one of the sport’s greatest honors. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 This investment in hate-crime prevention is part of a broader approach to building a city where every single New Yorker is accorded a life of dignity and without fear. — Zohran Mamdani, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 What America did have was land, and landscape painters enjoyed a status here rarely accorded them in Europe. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 The actor was accorded the OBE for services to drama in the 2023 New Year Honors. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2026 Public figures are more newsworthy in general but should still have some degree of privacy accorded them as human beings. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 The first game with lights drew far more attention than normally accorded a Monday matchup between fourth- and fifth-place teams. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

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Adjective

When a print requires another color or material, the machine parks the current nozzle and collects the appropriate replacement.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
This is entirely appropriate for spaces where everything is allowed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of appropriate

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This work of narrative non-fiction is rightly hailed as the best work on North Korea’s devastating famine of the 1990s, which coincided with Kim Il Sung’s death in 1994.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
But her tenure also coincided with mounting challenges to growing Netflix’s business.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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Early American corporate charters, after all, were granted for limited public purposes and could be revoked when abused.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Court records show Ramirez appeared in court Thursday for a status hearing, and a Johnson County judge granted his attorney continuance.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of granted

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But his reputation was dealt a grievous blow by the Epstein files, which showed that Botstein corresponded closely with the late financier for years, including after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
One signal indicated a general emergency, while another corresponded to unlawful interference or a hijacking situation.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of corresponded

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The state bestowed Netflix, Paramount and Lionsgate as studio partners, which have conferred a series of incentives to produce titles there.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Judge, along with Michael Schuck, the club’s director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, conferred with the skipper.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of conferred

Adjective

All told, the action has been interrupted by no fewer than 963 accepted penalties, the most since the data first began being tallied in 1978.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Officials have set early-season records for accepted flags thrown in the red zone and on third and fourth downs in the second half.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepted

Verb

As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.

— Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

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