Thesaurus:accede

Thesaurus

accede

English

Verb

Sense: to yield to persuasion; to agree to a request or demand

Synonyms

• accede
• agree    [⇒ thesaurus]
• allow
• cave in
• come around (idiomatic)
• come round (idiomatic)
• comply
• concede
• give way
• grant
• soothe (obsolete)
• yield (rare)

Antonyms

• decline
• reject
• refuse

Hypernyms

• assent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• surrender    [⇒ thesaurus]

Coordinate terms

• acquiesce    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “488. assent” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “accede” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.