ACCOUNTS Synonyms: 260 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of account

as in chronologies

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened newspaper reporters must strive to provide an accurate account of what happened

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as in versions

a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view the pianist gave an account of the sonata that revealed a very mature understanding of the work

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as in statements

a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due please add this meal to my restaurant account

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as in funds

a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose after paying the tuition, there was still money left for books in her special account for college expenses

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as in considerations

a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something take into account the potential problems that come with keeping a horse

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short shrifts

as in regards

a feeling of great approval and liking held her grandmother, a pioneer in aviation, in high account

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as in clients

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business the company sends out holiday cards to all its accounts

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as in explanations

a statement given to explain a belief or act he could offer no credible account for why he had been absent from work for two hours

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as in reasons

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing for that account alone you should agree that the system needs overhauling

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accounts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of account

as in considers

to think of in a particular way account themselves lucky to be alive

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Recent Examples of accounts

Noun

Just 58% of American adults own stock, Gallup found in April, much of it held in retirement accounts. — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Officials said that parents and guardians may want to consider requesting a free credit freeze for their children who are under 16 to help prevent unauthorized accounts from being opened in the names of their children. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 No accident that the likes of Lisa Yuskavage, Sasha Gordon, and Mulligan are regularly invoked in accounts of cringe-adjacent concepts like abjection, disturbance, disquiet. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 It was driven by the first of at least three people who would risk their own lives to try to stop him, according to accounts from police and school officials. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, posting online brings the risk of having jokes ripped off not just once, but an indefinite amount of times, across accounts, and by all kinds of different bots. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 The announcement was made Wednesday on Ayala’s social media accounts. — Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Rolling Stone reviewed the Instagram account believed to belong to Combs, which was among the 365 accounts his publicist followed. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 By many accounts, the doc branch’s preferences hardened into dogma after what happened in the 2021 season. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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Conflicting accounts from those in attendance say he was either held up by traffic or held against his will by male priests, friends of his, who locked him in his room to prevent him from attending. — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 80% of all cases of the disease, according to the American Lung Association. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 Breaking accounts for roughly 90% of Hot Hands Sports’ business, which is why the company goes live five days a week for about eight hours at a time, with some evening sessions. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Housing costs squeeze younger Americans Younger people spend more of their budgets on housing, which largely accounts for the generational divide in affordability, Zandi said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 However, this production also accounts for about 40 percent all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, and 10 percent of the global energy consumption. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Jewelry in particular notched a 24 percent boost and accounts for a whopping 71 percent of sales, thanks to the creations of Van Cleef & Arpels, Buccellati, Cartier, and more brands under the Richemont umbrella. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 The semis industry accounts for roughly one-fifth of the S&P 500’s market value. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Its Asia excluding Japan category—which accounts for 27% of LVMH’s revenue—went from 4% organic sales growth in the second quarter to a 5% decline in the third, according to its earnings report. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounts

Noun

One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of chronologies

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The composition of these jets isn’t crystal clear, but scientists suspect electrons, positrons (the antimatter versions of electrons) and perhaps protons are pulled along swirling magnetic lines before being sent out from the black hole’s poles.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The pilot study involved 12 drivers who track-tested both rear- and all-wheel-drive versions of the Polestar 4 at a track in Sweden.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of versions

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According to court documents and statements made in court, in March 2020 Congress passed legislation that sought to mitigate the economic harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The legal demand Friday is for the organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics to disclose more information about the organization’s finances — including bank statements.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of statements

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Furthermore, using opioid abatement funds, the county has expanded youth and family support services, co-responder units and other harm-reduction services.

— Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Escobar and two other union leaders were suspended from their positions last year after Powell raised concerns about board members’ financial record keeping and use of funds.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of funds

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Technical considerations can be discussed, but the decisions that shape an image ultimately arise from something inexplicable.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Security considerations such as encryption and securely retiring storage media also remain important.

— Paul Speciale, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026