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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, complement |
| Synonyms: | accord, amount, approach, assimilate, be consistent, be identical to, be similar to, coincide, compare, conform, correlate, dovetail, equal, fit, harmonize, lip sync, match, partake of, reciprocate, resemble, rival, square, tally, touch |
| Antonyms: | differ, disagree |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make, become suitable for something |
| Synonyms: | accord, accustom, adapt, adjust, agree, attune, bend over backwards, comply, compose, conform, coordinate, correspond, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, make consistent, modify, play the game, proportion, reconcile, settle, shape up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, tune |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, unsuit |
| Main Entry: | accord |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to agreement |
| Synonyms: | affirm, agree, assent, be in tune, concur, conform, correspond, fit, harmonize, jibe, match, square, suit, tally |
| Notes: | something (a quality) is in accord with something else; something acts in accordance with something else (an activity) |
| Antonyms: | contest, deny, disagree, withhold |
| Main Entry: | agree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be similar or consistent |
| Synonyms: | accord, answer, attune, be in harmony, blend, click, cohere, coincide, concert, concord, concur, conform, consort, correspond, equal, fall in with, fit, get along with, go hand in hand, go together, go well with, harmonize, jibe, match, parallel, square, suit, synchronize, tally |
| Antonyms: | differ |
| Main Entry: | amount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal, add up to |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, approach, approximate, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, become, check with, come to, correspond, develop into, effect, extend, grow, match, mean, number, purport, reach, rival, sum, tally, total, touch |
| Notes: | use 'amount' with things that cannot be counted but 'number' with things that can be counted number is regularly used with count nouns, while amount is mainly used with mass nouns: number of mistakes, amount of money |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | solve; fulfill |
| Synonyms: | clarify, conform, correlate, correspond, crack*, deal with*, do*, dope, dope out, elucidate, fill, fit*, lick*, measure up, meet, pass, qualify, satisfy, serve, suffice, suit, unzip, work, work through |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make equal; cause to have equilibrium |
| Synonyms: | accord, adjust, attune, cancel, collate, come out, come out even, compensate, correspond, counteract, counterbalance, equalize, equate, even, harmonize, level, make up for, match, neutralize, nullify, offset, oppose, pair off, parallel, poise, readjust, redeem, set, square, stabilize, steady, tie, weigh |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, overbalance, unbalance |
| Main Entry: | belong |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of, be in proper place |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, appertain, apply, associate, attach to, be a component, be a constituent, be a part, be akin, be an adjunct of, be connected with, be fitting, be linked with, be related, be relevant, bear, bear upon, become, befit, chime, concern, correlate, correspond, exist, fit, go, go with, harmonize, have relationship to, have respect to, have to do with, inhere, match, permeate, pertain, refer, regard, reside, set, suit, touch, vest |
| Main Entry: | cohere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, conform |
| Synonyms: | accord, be connected, be consistent, check, check out, comport, conform, correspond, dovetail, fit in, go, hang together, harmonize, hold, hold water, make sense, relate, square |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | disagree, dispute, not conform |
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