consent or concurrence of opinions or wills; agreement.
an international agreement; settlement of questions outstanding among nations.
Idioms for accord
of one's own accord, without being asked or told; voluntarily: We did the extra work of our own accord.
Origin of accord
1100–50; Middle English ac(c)corden,late Old English acordan<Old French acorder<Vulgar Latin *accordāre, equivalent to Latin ac-ac- + cord- heart, mind; see cordial, heart
SYNONYMS FOR accord
1 harmonize, concur.
2 reconcile.
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ANTONYMS FOR accord
1 conflict.
3 withhold, deny; withdraw.
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synonym study for accord
1. See correspond.
OTHER WORDS FROM accord
ac·cord·a·ble,adjectiveac·cord·er,nounnon·ac·cord,nounpre·ac·cord,noun,verb (used without object)
He noted that singling out patterns of misconduct among officers could potentially lend itself to the “rotten apple” theory — the idea that there are a few bad cops who misbehave of their own accord.
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You can accord it a place, and then—hopefully—like Amelia and Sam find a way to get on with your life.
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They simply would not leak this shocking story about big lineup changes on their own accord.
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When he felt anxious or needed to think, his feet carried him, once again of their own accord, to a station.