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acceding

NOUN
agreement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accord arrangement compliance compromise concession mediation reconciliation understanding
STRONG
accession accommodation accordance adjustment affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration assenting bargaining compatibility concert concord concordance conformity congruity consistency correspondence harmony similarity suitableness sympathy union unison verification
WEAK
acknowledging authorizing complying concurring endorsing granting ratifying verifying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial difference disagreement dissension dissent fight refusal
STRONG
discord disharmony dislike dissimilarity disunity divorce hatred hostility incompatibility separation
NOUN
appeasement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conciliation easing moderation
STRONG
abatement accommodation adjustment alleviation amends assuagement compromise concession grant lessening mitigation mollification placation propitiation quelling quenching reconciliation reparation restoration settlement softening solace
WEAK
blunting lulling peace offering quieting soothing tranquilization
Antonyms
STRONG
difference disagreement
WEAK
aggravation annoyance irritation provocation resistance
NOUN
harmonization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accession adjustment compatibility compliance
STRONG
accommodation accord accordance affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration arrangement assenting bargaining chime co compromise
WEAK
acknowledging authorizing complying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement
STRONG
antagonism discord dislike dissension hatred hostility

Example Sentences

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The apartheid government under President F.W. de Klerk dismantled its nuclear weapons and associated facilities in an orderly process—before acceding to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

What it emphatically cannot mean is acceding to powerlessness in the face of a bunch of institutions that are working to make it seem as if their omnipotence is inevitable, or irrevocable, or constitutionally overdetermined.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

Despite not acceding to the family’s request for life sentences, they said they were happy with the outcome and that justice had been served.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

For Emperor Naruhito, it would be his first overseas trip since acceding to the throne in May 2019.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2022

All of the sisters played chess with him, but acceding to his preference, they played Fischer Random.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady