accord
1 of 2verb
ac·cord ə-ˈkȯrd 
accorded; according; accords
transitive verb
1
: to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
The competitors should all be accorded equal respect.
2
: to bring into agreement : reconcile
intransitive verb
1
: to be consistent or in harmony : agree —usually used with with
a theory that accords with the known facts
2
archaic : to arrive at an agreement
3
obsolete : to give consent
accord
2 of 2noun
1
a
: agreement, conformity
acted in accord with the company's policy
b
: a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty
a peace accord
2
: voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act
gave generously of their own accord
3
: balanced interrelationship : harmony
4
obsolete : assent
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A new federal law may accord with—or be in accordance with—the guidelines that a company has already established. The rowdy behavior of the hero Beowulf accords with Norse ideals of the early Middle Ages; but such behavior wouldn't have been in accordance with the ideals of a later young lord from the same general region, Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet. Accord is also a noun, meaning "agreement". Thus, we often hear of two countries signing a peace accord; and we also frequently hear of two things or people being "in accord with" each other.
Synonyms
Verb
- agree
- answer
- check
- chord
- cohere
- coincide
- comport
- conform
- consist
- correspond
- dovetail
- fit
- go
- harmonize
- jibe
- rhyme
- rime
- sort
- square
- tally
Noun
- alliance
- compact
- convention
- covenant
- pact
- treaty
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb He was accorded certain favors because of his age. claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said Noun The two sides were able to reach an accord. hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael R. Gordon, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The countries calling for a full or nearly full ban see the suspension of the facilitation accord as a first step but will be pushing hard for additional measures at the E.U. level. Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The accord was reached at 2:38 a.m. Thursday after a marathon bargaining session that lasted almost 14 hours, the union said. Brian Dakss, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2022 The inter-class accord may have something to do with the nature of the work; some of the Timber Unity members, for example, are independent contractors or truckers who own their rigs. Britta Lokting, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2022 Volkswagen has sealed an agreement with Canada to secure access to raw materials such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium for vehicle and battery production, according to people familiar with the accord. BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 President Trump’s administration pulled the plug on the atomic accord in 2018 because the deal failed to stop the theocratic state building a nuclear weapons device. Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022 President Donald Trump reversed course two years later, saying that the accord would cripple growth and intrude on American sovereignty. Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 The accord puts Democrats on the verge of a more modest yet striking resurrection of many of Biden domestic aspirations that appeal strongly to party voters. Erin Prater, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
Diplomatic efforts to revive that accord, however, have so far fallen short. Michael R. Gordon, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The countries calling for a full or nearly full ban see the suspension of the facilitation accord as a first step but will be pushing hard for additional measures at the E.U. level. Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The accord was reached at 2:38 a.m. Thursday after a marathon bargaining session that lasted almost 14 hours, the union said. Brian Dakss, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2022 The inter-class accord may have something to do with the nature of the work; some of the Timber Unity members, for example, are independent contractors or truckers who own their rigs. Britta Lokting, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2022 Volkswagen has sealed an agreement with Canada to secure access to raw materials such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium for vehicle and battery production, according to people familiar with the accord. BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 President Trump’s administration pulled the plug on the atomic accord in 2018 because the deal failed to stop the theocratic state building a nuclear weapons device. Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022 President Donald Trump reversed course two years later, saying that the accord would cripple growth and intrude on American sovereignty. Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 The accord puts Democrats on the verge of a more modest yet striking resurrection of many of Biden domestic aspirations that appeal strongly to party voters. Erin Prater, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
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" — more at concordance
Noun
Middle English accord, acord, borrowed from Anglo-French acord, acorde, noun derivative of acorder "to come to an agreement, accord entry 1"
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing accord
Kids Definition
accord 1 of 2
verb
ac·cord ə-ˈkȯrd
accorded; according
1
: give entry 1 sense 3
The teacher accorded them special privileges.
2
: to be in harmony : agree
Your story of the accident accords with theirs.
accord
2 of 2noun
1
: agreement sense 1, harmony
He acted in accord with the rules.
2
: willingness to act or to do something
They left of their own accord.
3
: agreement sense 3, treaty
Legal Definition
accord 1 of 2
transitive verb
ac·cord ə-ˈkȯrd
1
: to bring into agreement
2
: to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
intransitive verb
: to be consistent or in harmony
Note: Accord in this sense is often used to introduce a case or an authority that accords with the case or authority just cited, as for example in a sentence like “… a decision based on equitable principles. Accord Smith v. Jones, 1 F.2d 2 (1900).”
accord
2 of 2noun
1
: agreement of opinion
both cases in accord
2
: a formal act of agreement : treaty
an economic accord
3
: an accepted offer by which the parties agree that a specified future performance will discharge in full an obligation when performed even though the performance is of less value than the original obligation
also : the defense that an accord was agreed upon —usually used in the phrase accord and satisfaction
called also executory accord
compare composition, compromise, novation, satisfaction, substituted contract at contract, transaction sense 3accords 1 of 2
verb
1
as in coincides
to be in agreement on every point claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- coincides
- corresponds
- conforms
- agrees
- fits
- comports
- consists
- coheres
- sorts
- harmonizes
- dovetails
- chords
- checks
- tallies
- answers
- aligns
- jibes
- rimes
- goes
- rhymes
- parallels
- squares
- matches
- equals
- falls in with
- registers
- alines
- lines up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- contradicts
- differs (from)
- disputes
- conflicts
- nullifies
- negates
- disagrees (with)
- gainsays
- clashes
- jars
2
as in grants
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920 Synonyms & Similar Words
- grants
- confers
- awards
- gives
- provides
- vests
- bestows
- offers
- presents
- shows
- assigns
- contributes
- extends
- furnishes
- appropriates
- supplies
- designates
- proffers
- names
- appoints
- allocates
- donates
- sets
- dubs
- fixes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- recalls
- repeals
- revokes
- rescinds
- calls
- invalidates
- abrogates
- drops
- nullifies
- annuls
- calls off
- voids
- aborts
- withdraws
- retracts
- writes off
- recants
- takes back
accords
2 of 2noun
1
as in treaties
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations Synonyms & Similar Words
- treaties
- pacts
- conventions
- compacts
- alliances
- covenants
- contracts
- deals
- settlements
- concords
- understandings
- ententes
- charters
- bargains
- bonds
- entente cordiales
- projets
2
as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken the judges have reached an accord: the match will have to be replayed Synonyms & Similar Words
- agreements
- pacts
- conventions
- promises
- understandings
- contracts
- settlements
- deals
- treaties
- compacts
- covenants
- bargains
- pledges
- dispositions
- associations
- charters
- partnerships
- assents
- consents
- ententes
- approvals
- alliances
- concurrences
- acceptances
- binders
- leagues
- okays
- entente cordiales
- OKs
3
as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something is everyone in accord about where to go for lunch? Synonyms & Similar Words
- agreements
- consensuses
- unisons
- concurrences
- concurrencies
- unanimities
- assents
- meetings of minds
- consents
- consonances
- acceptances
- harmonies
- embraces
- acquiescences
- approvals
- sympathies
- complicities
- compliances
- approbations
- understandings
- concords
- adhesions
- accessions
- solidarities
- rapports
- concessions
- empathies
- collusions
- collaborations
- assentations
- embracements
- favors
- alliances
- unions
- concerts
- concordances
- conformities
- conspiracies
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disagreements
- conflicts
- oppositions
- discords
- dissentions
- dissensions
- resistances
- dissents
- dissensuses
- disapprovals
- disfavors
- disapprobations
4
as in choices
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions did not move to a different workstation of her own accord Synonyms & Similar Words
- choices
- wills
- volitions
- autonomies
- options
- preferences
- predilections
- free wills
- elections
- proclivities
- predispositions
- inclinations
- partialities
- dispositions
- tendencies
- penchants
- leanings
- devices
- alternatives
- selections
- propensities
- discretions
- picks
- bents
- ways
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- compulsions
- pressures
- forces
- coercions
- constraints
- duresses
- schizophytic
- schizopod
- Schizopoda
- schizopodae
- schizopodal
- schizopodas
- schizopodous
- schizopods
- schizorhinal
- schizos
- Schizosaccharomyces
- schizosaccharomyceses
- schizosaccharomycesses
- schizosaccharomycetaceaes
- schizothecal
- schizothoracic
- schizothyme
- schizothymia
- schizothymias
- schizothymic
- schizothymics
- schizothymous
- schizotypal
- schizotypal personality
- schizotypal personality disorder