accordant
adjective
ac·cor·dant ə-ˈkȯr-dᵊnt 
1
: consonant, agreeing
2
: harmonious, correspondent
accordantly adverb
Synonyms
- coherent
- compatible
- concordant
- conformable (to)
- congruent
- congruous
- consistent
- consonant
- correspondent (with or to)
- harmonious
- nonconflicting
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Example Sentences
a decision accordant with previous policy regarding unpaid leave
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Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 13 June 2022 Both were demoted on Sept. 7, 2021, accordant to court documents. Fox News, 10 Mar. 2022 To constrain the frequency of speech, the size or composition of an audience, the spread of any single speech act, or the life span of such posts is entirely accordant with the creative and technical underpinning of computational media. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2021 Bobay resigns Following the relocation and accordant resignation of Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education, resigned earlier this month in anticipation of his moving to Texas. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 19 July 2019 Join the movement to end gun violence: Text ACT to 644-33.pic.twitter.com/y9UMAY1LeD— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) February 15, 2018Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2018 Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2018 And accordant with the band's two previous LPs -- carrying a noticeable progression in both songwriting and production from their 2011 debut, First Born -- DISPOSE is the band's most polished and cohesive work to date. Brian Leak, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2018 See More
Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 13 June 2022 Both were demoted on Sept. 7, 2021, accordant to court documents. Fox News, 10 Mar. 2022 To constrain the frequency of speech, the size or composition of an audience, the spread of any single speech act, or the life span of such posts is entirely accordant with the creative and technical underpinning of computational media. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2021 Bobay resigns Following the relocation and accordant resignation of Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education, resigned earlier this month in anticipation of his moving to Texas. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 19 July 2019 Join the movement to end gun violence: Text ACT to 644-33.pic.twitter.com/y9UMAY1LeD— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) February 15, 2018Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2018 Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2018 And accordant with the band's two previous LPs -- carrying a noticeable progression in both songwriting and production from their 2011 debut, First Born -- DISPOSE is the band's most polished and cohesive work to date. Brian Leak, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English acordaunt, acordant, borrowed from Anglo-French acordant, accordant, from present participle of acorder "to accord entry 1"
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
accordant
adjective
as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict a decision accordant with previous policy regarding unpaid leave Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- consistent
- compatible
- consonant
- concordant
- congruous
- congruent
- coherent
- harmonious
- nonconflicting
- conformable (to)
- correspondent (with or to)
- appropriate
- fitting
- suitable
- felicitous
- befitting
- meet
- of a piece
- proper
- self-consistent
- fit
- right
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- incompatible
- conflicting
- inconsistent
- incongruous
- improper
- inharmonious
- unsuitable
- noncompatible
- conflictive
- inappropriate
- infelicitous
- inapposite
- inapt