Synonyms for accept
verb
To receive
take, acquire, admit, allow; see receive 1, 4.
To assent
admit, consent to, acquiesce in, submit to; see agree to, endure 2.
To believe
hold, trust, affirm; see believe 1. See syn. study atreceive.
See accept in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly:
embrace, take (up), welcome. See acceptTo admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness:
have, receive, take. See acceptTo allow admittance, as to a group:
admit, receive, take in. See acceptTo regard (something) as true or real:
believe. (Slang) buy, swallow. See opinionTo perceive and recognize the meaning of:
apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. (Informal) savvy. (Slang) dig. (Chiefly British) twig. (Scots) ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understandTo put up with:
abide, bear, brook2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. (Informal) lump2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See acceptTo respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance:
accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes. See agree
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