accepting

adjective

ac·cept·ing ik-ˈsep-tiŋ How to pronounce accepting (audio)

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: able or willing to accept something or someone : inclined to regard something or someone with acceptance rather than with hostility or fear

—often + of

I had become more accepting of death as an inevitable and natural part of life …

Nigel Farndalem

: tending to regard different types of people and ways of life with tolerance and acceptance

His parents are very accepting people.

acceptingly adverb

We are the masters of our own minds, and we can learn to think better, more openly and acceptingly, while still staying safe; we can make this a better place for us all.

Maia Rizzi

acceptingness noun

Which was why it was such a miracle for me, her acceptingness of me. I mean, I really mean acceptingness—not acceptance but acceptingness.

Gordon Lish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Leaders under 50 are much more accepting of hybrid and remote work and focus on how to do it well.

Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Learning how to embrace yourself should coincide with being more accepting of others.

Meghan Rose, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2022 Recently, Muslim Americans have become more accepting of LGBTQ Muslims, according to a 2017 Pew Research Center study, but members of the community say there is still a lot of room for growth.

Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 Gen Z has grown up in an America that's more accepting of LGBTQ individuals, and there are more Gen Zers identifying as LGBTQ than ever before.

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022 Birmingham, in general, is more accepting than some small towns in Alabama, correct?

Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 19 July 2022 Society has become more accepting, and some younger Gay Days attendees don’t even bother to show up in red shirts at the Magic Kingdom, preferring to party poolside.

New York Times, 10 June 2022 That said, even bosses that have become more accepting of remote work may still care about a different kind of face time: Employees keeping their cameras on during virtual meetings.

Sarah Todd, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022 Opinion polls show Ukrainians have become more accepting of gay rights over the last decade.

Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 See More

accepting 1 of 2

adjective

as in believing

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

believing
convinced
trusting
unquestioning
confident
secure
certain
confiding
unsuspecting
sure
overconfident
unsuspicious
trustful
unwary
gullible
childlike
naive
guileless
credulous
unsophisticated
dependent
artless
hopeful
naïve
innocent
reliant
simple
gullable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

questioning
uncertain
skeptical
doubting
doubtful
distrustful
mistrustful
wary
disbelieving
unconvinced
uncertain
incredulous
unsure
suspicious
undecided
skeptical
hesitant
untrusting
unbelieving
unpersuaded
dubious
leery
trustless
leary
oversuspicious

as in approving

Synonyms & Similar Words

approving
applauding
admiring
warm
positive
favorable
appreciative
complimentary
supportive
friendly
flattering
respectful
commendatory
sympathetic
approbatory
laudatory
praiseful
eulogistic
adoring
idolizing
good
worshipping
encomiastic
hagiographic
panegyrical
laudative
adulatory
worshipful
worshiping
hagiographical
advisory
recommendatory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disapproving
unfavorable
negative
adverse
unfriendly
derogatory
unflattering
unappreciative
critical
depreciatory
uncomplimentary
censuring
depreciative
inappreciative
disparaging
overcritical
captious
hypercritical
faultfinding
belittling
disdainful
contemptuous
scornful
slighting
cavilling
carping
caviling

as in resigned

Synonyms & Similar Words

resigned
pessimistic
grieving
cynical
depressing
discouraged
bleak
dismal
weeping
disappointed
wailing
cheerless
abject
comfortless
dark
unhappy
desperate
funereal
despairing
desolate
disheartened
dispirited
depressed
dreary
saddened
sad
crestfallen
dejected
disconsolate
hangdog
drear
heartbroken
downcast
sorrowful
down
miserable
downhearted
blue
mournful
sorry
hopeless
glum
doleful
heartsick
woebegone
brokenhearted
despondent
joyless
gloomy
melancholy
woeful
inconsolable
heartsore
wretched
low
forlorn
low-spirited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

optimistic
hopeful
exuberant
ecstatic
enraptured
exultant
encouraged
jovial
gay
jolly
euphoric
blithe
merry
elated
happy
mirthful
cheerful
glad
joyful
exhilarated
delighted
joyous
entranced
lively
animated
upbeat
cheery
buoyant
perky
vivacious
jubilant
gleeful
blissful
blithesome
jaunty
sprightly
sunny
heartened
jocund
chipper
lightsome
sprightful
gladdened
gladsome

accepting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of accept

as in having

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

Synonyms & Similar Words

having
taking
adopting
confirming
tolerating
sanctioning
ratifying
welcoming
embracing
supporting
warranting
swallowing
sustaining
countenancing
okaying
standing
abiding
shouldering
enduring
brooking
stomaching
sticking out
sweating out
acceding (to)
consenting (to)
assenting (to)
bearing
succumbing (to)
conceding (to)
submitting (to)
acquiescing (to)
capitulating (to)
surrendering (to)
bowing (to)
yielding (to)
OK'ing
giving in (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejecting
denying
refusing
declining
disapproving
opposing
vetoing
protesting
turning down
resisting
spurning
dissenting (to)
withstanding
disallowing
objecting (to)
fighting
negativing
combating
contesting
combatting
holding off

as in tolerating

to have a favorable opinion of her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family

Synonyms & Similar Words

tolerating
supporting
countenancing
favoring
liking
applauding
enjoying
okaying
going for
holding with
sustaining
upholding
praising
saluting
lauding
taking kindly to
recommending
acclaiming
subscribing (to)
approving (of)
commending
enduring
OK'ing
caring (for)
standing by
bearing
consenting (to)
assenting (to)
concurring (in)
backing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

criticizing
condemning
denouncing
disparaging
deprecating
frowning (on or upon)
disapproving (of)
censuring
hating
depreciating
disliking
damning
opposing
blacklisting
discountenancing
disfavoring
reprobating
reprehending
detesting
loathing
minding
dissenting (from)
objecting (to)

as in taking

to regard as right or true refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things

Synonyms & Similar Words

believing
taking
understanding
trusting
buying
swallowing
crediting
accounting
assuming
presuming
accrediting
deducing
setting store on
inferring
setting store by
supposing
concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejecting
disbelieving
discrediting
questioning
doubting
distrusting
suspecting
mistrusting
challenging
disputing
misdoubting

as in assuming

to take to or upon oneself accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations

Synonyms & Similar Words

assuming
shouldering
embracing
bearing
undertaking
adopting
taking over
acquiescing
endorsing
advocating
supporting
upholding
assenting
consenting
agreeing
acceding
championing
backing
indorsing
taking up
espousing
standing by
reaccepting
reassuming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejecting
withdrawing
refusing
repudiating
disavowing
disclaiming
renouncing
disowning
retracting
declining
recanting
spurning
abjuring
avoiding
taking back
turning down
relinquishing
bypassing
abandoning
forbearing
surrendering
spurning
refraining (from)
abstaining (from)
forsaking
unsaying
detouring
backtracking
backing down
backing off
abnegating
giving up

as in handling

to put up with (something painful or difficult) he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

Synonyms & Similar Words

tolerating
handling
standing
taking
enduring
sustaining
bearing
absorbing
supporting
swallowing
countenancing
stomaching
meeting
abiding
wearing
pocketing
brooking
hacking
sticking out
biding
living with
standing for
sweating out
suffering
going
allowing
permitting
acquiescing
respecting
toughing it out
capitulating
lumping (it)
reconciling (to)
submitting (to)
consenting (to)
assenting (to)
yielding (to)
agreeing (with or to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejecting
refusing
dismissing
declining
repudiating
resisting
opposing
fighting
avoiding
combating
contesting
turning down
combatting
spurning
missing
escaping
evading
bypassing
circumventing
dodging
eluding
refraining (from)
forbearing
abstaining (from)

单词	accepting
释义	accepting adjective ac·cept·ing ik-ˈsep-tiŋ ak- 1 : able or willing to accept something or someone : inclined to regard something or someone with acceptance rather than with hostility or fear —often + of I had become more accepting of death as an inevitable and natural part of life … Nigel Farndalem 2 : tending to regard different types of people and ways of life with tolerance and acceptance His parents are very accepting people. acceptingly adverb We are the masters of our own minds, and we can learn to think better, more openly and acceptingly, while still staying safe; we can make this a better place for us all. Maia Rizzi acceptingness noun Which was why it was such a miracle for me, her acceptingness of me. I mean, I really mean acceptingness—not acceptance but acceptingness. Gordon Lish Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Leaders under 50 are much more accepting of hybrid and remote work and focus on how to do it well. Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Learning how to embrace yourself should coincide with being more accepting of others. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2022 Recently, Muslim Americans have become more accepting of LGBTQ Muslims, according to a 2017 Pew Research Center study, but members of the community say there is still a lot of room for growth. Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 Gen Z has grown up in an America that's more accepting of LGBTQ individuals, and there are more Gen Zers identifying as LGBTQ than ever before. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022 Birmingham, in general, is more accepting than some small towns in Alabama, correct? Mary Colurso \| Mcolurso@al.com, al, 19 July 2022 Society has become more accepting, and some younger Gay Days attendees don’t even bother to show up in red shirts at the Magic Kingdom, preferring to party poolside. New York Times, 10 June 2022 That said, even bosses that have become more accepting of remote work may still care about a different kind of face time: Employees keeping their cameras on during virtual meetings. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022 Opinion polls show Ukrainians have become more accepting of gay rights over the last decade. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 accepting 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in believing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance believing convinced trusting unquestioning confident secure certain confiding unsuspecting sure overconfident unsuspicious trustful unwary gullible childlike naive guileless credulous unsophisticated dependent artless hopeful naïve innocent reliant simple gullable Antonyms & Near Antonyms questioning uncertain skeptical doubting doubtful distrustful mistrustful wary disbelieving unconvinced uncertain incredulous unsure suspicious undecided skeptical hesitant untrusting unbelieving unpersuaded dubious leery trustless leary oversuspicious See More 2 as in approving Synonyms & Similar Words approving applauding admiring warm positive favorable appreciative complimentary supportive friendly flattering respectful commendatory sympathetic approbatory laudatory praiseful eulogistic adoring idolizing good worshipping encomiastic hagiographic panegyrical laudative adulatory worshipful worshiping hagiographical advisory recommendatory Antonyms & Near Antonyms disapproving unfavorable negative adverse unfriendly derogatory unflattering unappreciative critical depreciatory uncomplimentary censuring depreciative inappreciative disparaging overcritical captious hypercritical faultfinding belittling disdainful contemptuous scornful slighting cavilling carping caviling See More 3 as in resigned Synonyms & Similar Words resigned pessimistic grieving cynical depressing discouraged bleak dismal weeping disappointed wailing cheerless abject comfortless dark unhappy desperate funereal despairing desolate disheartened dispirited depressed dreary saddened sad crestfallen dejected disconsolate hangdog drear heartbroken downcast sorrowful down miserable downhearted blue mournful sorry hopeless glum doleful heartsick woebegone brokenhearted despondent joyless gloomy melancholy woeful inconsolable heartsore wretched low forlorn low-spirited Antonyms & Near Antonyms optimistic hopeful exuberant ecstatic enraptured exultant encouraged jovial gay jolly euphoric blithe merry elated happy mirthful cheerful glad joyful exhilarated delighted joyous entranced lively animated upbeat cheery buoyant perky vivacious jubilant gleeful blissful blithesome jaunty sprightly sunny heartened jocund chipper lightsome sprightful gladdened gladsome See More accepting 2 of 2 verb present participle of accept 1 as in having to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins Synonyms & Similar Words having taking adopting confirming tolerating sanctioning ratifying welcoming embracing supporting warranting swallowing sustaining countenancing okaying standing abiding shouldering enduring brooking stomaching sticking out sweating out acceding (to) consenting (to) assenting (to) bearing succumbing (to) conceding (to) submitting (to) acquiescing (to) capitulating (to) surrendering (to) bowing (to) yielding (to) OK'ing giving in (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejecting denying refusing declining disapproving opposing vetoing protesting turning down resisting spurning dissenting (to) withstanding disallowing objecting (to) fighting negativing combating contesting combatting holding off See More 2 as in tolerating to have a favorable opinion of her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family Synonyms & Similar Words tolerating supporting countenancing favoring liking applauding enjoying okaying going for holding with sustaining upholding praising saluting lauding taking kindly to recommending acclaiming subscribing (to) approving (of) commending enduring OK'ing caring (for) standing by bearing consenting (to) assenting (to) concurring (in) backing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms criticizing condemning denouncing disparaging deprecating frowning (on or upon) disapproving (of) censuring hating depreciating disliking damning opposing blacklisting discountenancing disfavoring reprobating reprehending detesting loathing minding dissenting (from) objecting (to) See More 3 as in taking to regard as right or true refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things Synonyms & Similar Words believing taking understanding trusting buying swallowing crediting accounting assuming presuming accrediting deducing setting store on inferring setting store by supposing concluding Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejecting disbelieving discrediting questioning doubting distrusting suspecting mistrusting challenging disputing misdoubting See More 4 as in assuming to take to or upon oneself accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations Synonyms & Similar Words assuming shouldering embracing bearing undertaking adopting taking over acquiescing endorsing advocating supporting upholding assenting consenting agreeing acceding championing backing indorsing taking up espousing standing by reaccepting reassuming Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejecting withdrawing refusing repudiating disavowing disclaiming renouncing disowning retracting declining recanting spurning abjuring avoiding taking back turning down relinquishing bypassing abandoning forbearing surrendering spurning refraining (from) abstaining (from) forsaking unsaying detouring backtracking backing down backing off abnegating giving up See More 5 as in handling to put up with (something painful or difficult) he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint Synonyms & Similar Words tolerating handling standing taking enduring sustaining bearing absorbing supporting swallowing countenancing stomaching meeting abiding wearing pocketing brooking hacking sticking out biding living with standing for sweating out suffering going allowing permitting acquiescing respecting toughing it out capitulating lumping (it) reconciling (to) submitting (to) consenting (to) assenting (to) yielding (to) agreeing (with or to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejecting refusing dismissing declining repudiating resisting opposing fighting avoiding combating contesting turning down combatting spurning missing escaping evading bypassing circumventing dodging eluding refraining (from) forbearing abstaining (from) See More
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accepting

adjective

Example Sentences

Word History

adjective

verb