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accepted
ac·cept·ed A0038800 (ăk-sĕp′tĭd)adj. Widely used, recognized, or approved: an accepted treatment for pneumonia. ac·cept′ed·ly adv.accepted (əkˈsɛptɪd) adjcommonly approved or recognized; customary; established acˈceptedly advac•cept•ed (ækˈsɛp tɪd) adj. generally approved; widely regarded as normal, right, etc. [1485–95] ac•cept′ed•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | accepted - generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"recognized, recognisedacknowledged - recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error" |
acceptedadjective agreed, received, common, standard, established, traditional, confirmed, regular, usual, approved, acknowledged, recognized, sanctioned, acceptable, universal, authorized, customary, agreed upon, time-honoured There is no generally accepted definition of life. strange, unusual, abnormal, irregular, unconventional, unorthodox, unwonted, uncustomaryacceptedadjectiveGenerally approved or agreed upon:conventional, orthodox, received, recognized, sanctioned.Translationsaccept (əkˈsept) verb1. to take (something offered). He accepted the gift. 接受 接受2. to believe in, agree to or acknowledge. We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident. 承認 承認acˈceptable adjective1. satisfactory. The decision should be acceptable to most people. 可接受的 可接受的2. pleasing. a very acceptable gift. 合意的 合意的acˈceptably adverb 可接受地 可接受地acˈceptance nounWe have had few acceptances to our invitation. 接受 接受acˈcepted adjective generally recognized. It is an accepted fact that the world is round. 公認的 公認的accepted
accept (something) as gospelTo believe that something is absolutely true without any hesitation or reservations. When we're growing up, we accept what our parents tell us as gospel. The beloved professor's opinions on the subject are accepted as gospel by his students.See also: accept, gospelaccept a wooden nickelTo accept something that proves to be fraudulent or deceitful; to be swindled or conned. Primarily heard in US. I'm done accepting wooden nickels—capricious women who say they love me, then get bored and decide I'm not worth their time. My husband is a wonderful man, but he has about as much business sense as a grade-schooler. If I had let him accept all the wooden nickels offered flaky customers have tried to peddle on us, we'd have gone bankrupt years ago.See also: accept, nickel, woodenaccept a wooden nickel be fooled or swindled. US A wooden nickel is a worthless or counterfeit coin.See also: accept, nickel, woodenEncyclopediaSeeacceptFinancialSeeAcceptaccepted
Synonyms for acceptedadj agreedSynonyms- agreed
- received
- common
- standard
- established
- traditional
- confirmed
- regular
- usual
- approved
- acknowledged
- recognized
- sanctioned
- acceptable
- universal
- authorized
- customary
- agreed upon
- time-honoured
Antonyms- strange
- unusual
- abnormal
- irregular
- unconventional
- unorthodox
- unwonted
- uncustomary
Synonyms for acceptedadj generally approved or agreed uponSynonyms- conventional
- orthodox
- received
- recognized
- sanctioned
Synonyms for acceptedadj generally approved or compelling recognitionSynonymsRelated Words |