| acceptance | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. acceptance, credence | the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true.; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" |
| ~ attitude, mental attitude | a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.; "he had the attitude that work was fun" |
| ~ fatalism | a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable. |
| ~ recognition | an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid.; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States" |
| n. (act) | 2. acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal | the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" |
| ~ embrace, bosom | a close affectionate and protective acceptance.; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" |
| ~ approval, approving, blessing | the formal act of approving.; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" |
| n. (state) | 3. acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted.; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| ~ vogue | a current state of general acceptance and use. |
| ~ acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition | the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged.; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own" |
| ~ favorable reception, favourable reception, approval | acceptance as satisfactory.; "he bought it on approval" |
| ~ acceptation | acceptance as true or valid. |
| ~ contentedness, content | the state of being contented with your situation in life.; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" |
| ~ acquiescence | acceptance without protest. |
| ~ welcome | the state of being welcome.; "don't outstay your welcome" |
| n. (communication) | 4. acceptance | (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract). |
| ~ contract law | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts. |
| ~ assent, acquiescence | agreement with a statement or proposal to do something.; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" |
| n. (possession) | 5. acceptance, banker's acceptance | banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank. |
| ~ bill of exchange, draft, order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. acceptance, sufferance, toleration | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations.; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" |
| ~ permissiveness, tolerance | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior. |
| ~ self acceptance | an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all. |
| n. (act) | 7. acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered.; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer" |
| ~ acquisition | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something.; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" |
| agree | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. agree, concord, concur, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| ~ settle | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.; "The two parties finally settled" |
| ~ conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up | come to terms.; "After some discussion we finally made up" |
| ~ see eye to eye | be in agreement.; "We never saw eye to eye on this question" |
| ~ concede, grant, yield | be willing to concede.; "I grant you this much" |
| ~ subscribe, support | adopt as a belief.; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" |
| ~ resolve, conclude | reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation. |
| ~ arrange, fix up | make arrangements for.; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" |
| ~ agree | achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose.; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" |
| v. (communication) | 2. agree | consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something.; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" |
| ~ plea-bargain | agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge.; "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years" |
| ~ bargain | come to terms; arrive at an agreement. |
| ~ consent, go for, accept | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" |
| ~ acquiesce, assent, accede | to agree or express agreement.; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" |
| v. (stative) | 3. agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| ~ consist | be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous.; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" |
| ~ check out, check | be verified or confirmed; pass inspection.; "These stories don't check!" |
| ~ look | accord in appearance with.; "You don't look your age!" |
| ~ answer | match or correspond.; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" |
| ~ coincide | be the same.; "our views on this matter coincided" |
| ~ align | be or come into adjustment with. |
| ~ correlate | to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation.; "Do these facts correlate?" |
| ~ parallel | be parallel to.; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" |
| ~ twin, duplicate, parallel | duplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" |
| ~ square | be compatible with.; "one idea squares with another" |
| ~ bear out, underpin, corroborate, support | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" |
| ~ equal, be | be identical or equivalent to.; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" |
| ~ resemble | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
| ~ conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| ~ homologize | be homologous.; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs" |
| ~ befit, beseem, suit | accord or comport with.; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" |
| ~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ pattern | form a pattern.; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" |
| ~ adhere | be compatible or in accordance with.; "You must adhere to the rules" |
| ~ rime, rhyme | be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable.; "hat and cat rhyme" |
| v. (stative) | 4. accord, agree, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| ~ blend in, blend, go | blend or harmonize.; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" |
| v. (stative) | 5. agree | show grammatical agreement.; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| v. (possession) | 6. agree | be agreeable or suitable.; "White wine doesn't agree with me" |
| ~ suit | be agreeable or acceptable.; "This time suits me" |
| v. (communication) | 7. agree | achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose.; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" |
| ~ agree, concur, concord, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| ~ compromise | make a compromise; arrive at a compromise.; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise" |
| ~ conclude | reach agreement on.; "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire" |
| approval | | |
| n. (act) | 1. approval, approving, blessing | the formal act of approving.; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" |
| ~ adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal | the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" |
| ~ support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of.; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" |
| ~ backing, patronage, championship, backup | the act of providing approval and support.; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" |
| ~ admiration, appreciation | a favorable judgment.; "a small token in admiration of your works" |
| ~ reward, reinforcement | an act performed to strengthen approved behavior. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. approval | a feeling of liking something or someone good.; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" |
| ~ liking | a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment.; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" |
| ~ favour, favor | a feeling of favorable regard. |
| ~ approbation | official approval. |
| n. (state) | 3. approval, favorable reception, favourable reception | acceptance as satisfactory.; "he bought it on approval" |
| ~ acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted.; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" |
| ~ appro | an informal British abbreviation of approval.; "he accepted it on appro" |
| n. (communication) | 4. approval, commendation | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ approbation | official recognition or approval. |
| ~ imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant | formal and explicit approval.; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" |
| ~ credit, recognition | approval.; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying" |
| ~ secret approval, tacit consent, connivance | (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing. |
| ~ permission | approval to do something.; "he asked permission to leave" |
| ~ encouragement | the expression of approval and support. |
| ~ acclaim, acclamation, eclat, plaudit, plaudits | enthusiastic approval.; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" |
| ~ applause, clapping, hand clapping | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together. |
| ~ cheer | a cry or shout of approval. |
| ~ congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise | an expression of approval and commendation.; "he always appreciated praise for his work" |
| ~ tribute, testimonial | something given or done as an expression of esteem. |
| yielding | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. giving up, surrender, yielding | a verbal act of admitting defeat. |
| ~ relinquishing, relinquishment | a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.. |
| n. (communication) | 2. conceding, concession, yielding | the act of conceding or yielding. |
| ~ assent, acquiescence | agreement with a statement or proposal to do something.; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" |
| ~ bye, pass | you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent.; "he had a bye in the first round" |
| adj. | 3. yielding | inclined to yield to argument or influence or control.; "a timid yielding person" |
| ~ docile | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed.; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" |
| adj. | 4. yielding | lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure.; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber" |
| ~ soft | yielding readily to pressure or weight. |
| adj. | 5. yielding | tending to give in or surrender or agree.; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments" |
| ~ compromising, conciliatory, flexible | making or willing to make concessions.; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" |
| agree | | |
| approve | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. approve, o.k., okay, sanction | give sanction to.; "I approve of his educational policies" |
| ~ authorize, authorise, clear, pass | grant authorization or clearance for.; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" |
| ~ sanction | give religious sanction to, such as through on oath.; "sanctify the marriage" |
| ~ visa | approve officially.; "The list of speakers must be visaed" |
| ~ back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support | be behind; approve of.; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" |
| ~ confirm | support a person for a position.; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. approve | judge to be right or commendable; think well of. |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ rubberstamp | approve automatically. |
| concur | | |
| v. (change) | 1. coincide, concur | happen simultaneously.; "The two events coincided" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| correspond | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. correspond, equate | be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics. |
| ~ equal, be | be identical or equivalent to.; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" |
| v. (communication) | 2. correspond | exchange messages.; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years" |
| ~ write | communicate or express by writing.; "Please write to me every week" |
| ~ drop a line, write | communicate (with) in writing.; "Write her soon, please!" |
| v. (stative) | 3. correspond, represent, stand for | take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to.; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" |
| ~ equal, be | be identical or equivalent to.; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" |
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