Accords — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun /ə-ˈkȯrd/ ac·cord

Meaning & Definition of Accords

Accords (verb)

  1. to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
  2. to bring into agreement, reconcile
  3. to be consistent or in harmony, agree —usually used with with
  4. to be in agreement with (something)

Accords (noun)

  1. agreement, conformity
  2. a formal reaching of agreement, compact, treaty
  3. voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act

Accords (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to be in agreement on every point

    "claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said"

    similar: agrees, answers, checks, chords, coheres, coincides, comports, conforms, consists, corresponds, dovetails, fits, goes, harmonizes, jibes, rhymes, sorts, squares, tallies, falls in with
    related: equals, matches, parallels, aligns, lines up, registers
    opposite: differs (from), disagrees (with)
    near: contradicts, disputes, gainsays, negates, nullifies, clashes, conflicts, jars

  2. to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

    "women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920"

    similar: awards, confers, grants, vests
    related: bestows, contributes, donates, gives, presents, shows, furnishes, provides, supplies, extends, offers, proffers, allocates, appropriates, assigns, appoints, designates, dubs, fixes, names, sets
    near: aborts, calls, calls off, drops, recalls, repeals, rescinds, revokes, abrogates, annuls, invalidates, nullifies, voids, writes off, recants, retracts, takes back, withdraws

Accords (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples

    "hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations"

    similar: alliances, compacts, conventions, covenants, pacts, treaties
    related: entente cordiales, ententes, bargains, bonds, charters, concords, contracts, deals, settlements, understandings, projets

  2. an arrangement about action to be taken

    "the judges have reached an accord: the match will have to be replayed"

    similar: agreements, bargains, compacts, contracts, conventions, covenants, deals, dispositions, pacts, settlements, understandings
    related: charters, treaties, binders, pledges, promises, alliances, associations, entente cordiales, ententes, leagues, partnerships, acceptances, approvals, assents, concurrences, consents, OKs

  3. the state of being of one opinion about something

    "is everyone in accord about where to go for lunch?"

    similar: agreements, concurrences, concurrencies, consensuses, unanimities, unisons, meetings of minds
    related: accessions, adhesions, assentations, assents, consents, acceptances, acquiescences, concessions, embracements, embraces, approbations, approvals, favors, alliances, collaborations, collusions, complicities, conspiracies, compliances, concerts, concordances, concords, conformities, consonances, harmonies, solidarities, understandings, unions, empathies, rapports, sympathies
    opposite: conflicts, disagreements, dissensuses
    near: discords, dissensions, dissents, oppositions, resistances, disapprobations, disapprovals, disfavors

  4. the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions

    "did not move to a different workstation of her own accord"

    similar: autonomies, choices, free wills, volitions, wills
    related: elections, preferences, selections, bents, devices, dispositions, inclinations, leanings, partialities, penchants, predilections, predispositions, proclivities, propensities, tendencies, alternatives, discretions, options, picks, ways
    near: coercions, compulsions, constraints, duresses, forces, pressures

Related Entry: Accord (verb)

Accord is a different word from Accords. The synonyms below are for accord, not for accords.

  1. to be in agreement on every point

    "claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said"

    similar: agree, answer, check, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme, sort, square, tally, fall in with
    related: equal, match, parallel, align, line up, register
    opposite: differ (from), disagree (with)
    near: contradict, dispute, gainsay, negate, nullify, clash, conflict, jar

  2. to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

    "women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920"

    similar: award, confer, grant, vest
    related: bestow, contribute, donate, give, present, show, furnish, provide, supply, extend, offer, proffer, allocate, appropriate, assign, appoint, designate, dub, fix, name, set
    near: abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write off, recant, retract, take back, withdraw

Related Entry: Accord (noun)

Accord is a different word from Accords. The synonyms below are for accord, not for accords.

  1. a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples

    "hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations"

    similar: alliance, compact, convention, covenant, pact, treaty
    related: entente, entente cordiale, bargain, bond, charter, concord, contract, deal, settlement, understanding, projet

  2. a state of consistency

    "this undated map doesn't seem to be in accord with the current layout of the streets"

    similar: accordance, agreement, conformance, conformity, congruence, congruency, congruity, consonance, harmony, tune
    related: compatibility, assimilation, integration, oneness, solidarity, togetherness, affinity, empathy, sympathy
    opposite: conflict, disagreement, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness
    near: contrast, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, unlikeness, deviance, divergence, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, friction, strife, variability, variance, incompatibility

  3. an arrangement about action to be taken

    "the judges have reached an accord: the match will have to be replayed"

    similar: agreement, bargain, compact, contract, convention, covenant, deal, disposition, pact, settlement, understanding
    related: charter, treaty, binder, pledge, promise, alliance, association, entente, entente cordiale, league, partnership, acceptance, approval, assent, concurrence, consent, OK

  4. the state of being of one opinion about something

    "is everyone in accord about where to go for lunch?"

    similar: agreement, concurrence, concurrency, consensus, unanimity, unison, meeting of minds
    related: accession, adhesion, assent, assentation, consent, acceptance, acquiescence, concession, embrace, embracement, approbation, approval, favor, alliance, collaboration, collusion, complicity, conspiracy, compliance, concert, concertedness, concord, concordance, conformity, consonance, harmony, oneness, solidarity, understanding, union, empathy, rapport, sympathy
    opposite: conflict, disagreement, dissensus
    near: discord, dissension, dissent, opposition, resistance, disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor

  5. the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions

    "did not move to a different workstation of her own accord"

    similar: autonomy, choice, free will, self-determination, volition, will
    related: election, preference, selection, bent, devices, disposition, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, alternative, discretion, option, pick, way
    near: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Accords

The most common words with a similar meaning to Accords:

agrees, answers, checks, chords, coheres, coincides, comports, conforms, consists, corresponds, dovetails, fits, goes, harmonizes, jibes, rhymes, sorts, squares, tallies, awards, confers, grants, vests, falls in with, alliances, compacts, conventions, covenants, pacts, treaties, agreements, bargains, contracts, deals, dispositions, settlements, understandings, concurrences, concurrencies, consensuses

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Accords

Words with the opposite meaning of Accords:

differs (from), disagrees (with), conflicts, disagreements, dissensuses

Related Words for Accords

equals, matches, parallels, aligns, lines up, registers, bestows, contributes, donates, gives, presents, shows, furnishes, provides, supplies, extends, offers, proffers, allocates, appropriates, assigns, appoints, designates, dubs, fixes, names, sets, entente cordiales, ententes, bonds

Near Antonyms of Accords

contradicts, disputes, gainsays, negates, nullifies, clashes, jars, aborts, calls, calls off, drops, recalls, repeals, rescinds, revokes, abrogates, annuls, invalidates, voids, writes off, recants, retracts, takes back, withdraws, discords, dissensions, dissents, oppositions, resistances, disapprobations

Word Forms of Accords

Inflections: accorded, according, accorded with, according with, accords with

Origin & Etymology of Accords

Middle English accorden, acorden "to reconcile, come to an agreement, be in agreement," borrowed from Anglo-French acorder, going back to Vulgar Latin *accordāre, from Latin ad- ad- + -cordāre, as in concordāre "to be in agreement," discordāre "to be in conflict" concordance

First known use: before 12th centuryt

Frequently Asked Questions about Accords

What does "Accords" mean?

"Accords" means to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned. As an a verb and a noun, it is defined as: to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned. It has 6 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Accords"?

Other words for "Accords" include agrees, answers, checks, chords, coheres, coincides, comports and conforms. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Accords" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Accords"?

There are 135 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Accords". Common alternatives include agrees, answers, checks, chords, coheres, coincides, comports, conforms, consists and corresponds.

What is the opposite of "Accords"?

Antonyms of "Accords" include differs (from), disagrees (with), conflicts, disagreements and dissensuses. Near antonyms include contradicts, disputes, gainsays and negates.

How do you use "Accords" in a sentence?

Examples of "Accords" in a sentence: "claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said"; "women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920"; "hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations".

Is "Accords" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Accords" can be used as a verb and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Accords"?

"Accords" is pronounced /ə-ˈkȯrd/ and divided into syllables as ac·cord.

What is the origin of the word "Accords"?

"Accords" comes from Middle English accorden, acorden "to reconcile, come to an agreement, be in agreement," borrowed from Anglo-French acorder, going back to Vulgar Latin *accordāre, from Latin ad- ad- + -cordāre, as in concordāre "to be in agreement," discordāre "to be in conflict" concordance. First known use: before 12th centuryt.