accepted

[ak-sep-tid, ik-] / ækˈsɛp tɪd, ɪk- /

ADJECTIVE

generally agreed upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledged approved authorized confirmed conventional customary endorsed established fashionable popular preferred received recognized sanctioned time-honored universal welcomed

STRONG

accustomed allowed chosen credited okayed passed touted

WEAK

arrived at card-carrying current in vogue kosher legit normal orthodox regular standard straight unopposed usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal different disapproved irregular uncommon unpopular unusual

WEAK

questionable unconventional unorthodox

Example Sentences

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It also detailed what Iran would receive if it accepted the plan, including the removal of sanctions, according to Channel 12.

From BBC

The first information I accepted, but the second I couldn't.

From BBC

But she accepted an invitation to meet a week later at the Park Hyatt hotel in Vienna.

From The Wall Street Journal

She hoped to recover in time to race in London but has accepted defeat.

From BBC

Police had accepted his alibi and, on Christmas Eve, told McCullagh he was no longer viewed as a suspect.

From BBC