Antonyms for accepting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ak-sep-ting

Phonetic Transcription : ækˈsɛp tɪŋ

Definition of accepting

Origin : late 14c., "to take what is offered," from Old French accepter (14c.) or directly from Latin acceptare "take or receive willingly," frequentative of accipere "receive," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Accepted; accepting.

verb receive something given physically
verb allow into group
verb believe the goodness, realness of something
verb put up with
verb receive by agreeing, consenting

Example sentences :

You Westerners have another way, of accepting people too readily.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

"Not at all," persisted he, accepting as conversation what she meant as a stab.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

She refused; she would not give herself the pleasure of accepting.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

She made a feint of accepting the herb, and then pointed to him and to the road.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

You see the expediency, the necessity of my accepting this embassy.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

From that moment she gave it up, accepting the bird as a variety of man.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

He had a method of accepting things, without questioning the why and wherefore.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

In accepting from their children, they rob their children's children.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens

Prayer is not only wishing, or asking, but believing and accepting.
Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray

But he had pleaded and persuaded her into accepting him that very night.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for accepting

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