Antonyms for according

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-kawr-ding

Phonetic Transcription : əˈkɔr dɪŋ

Definition of according

Origin : c.1300, "matching, similar, correponding," present participle adjective and adverb from accord (v.). Meanings "conforming (to), compliant, in agreement; consistent, harmonious; suitable, appropriate" are from late 14c. According to "referring to," literally "in a manner agreeing with" is attested from mid-15c.

verb give approval, grant
verb come to agreement

Example sentences :

You will keep this money, investing it according to your best judgment.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

According to my promise, I saw the minister on the following day.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Shee was according to the Law both of God and man, put to death.
Extract from : « Sunday under Three Heads » by Charles Dickens

But here's what puzzles me: according to the way I figure it, you must have seen the girl first.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

The conditions are appalling, but, according to the custom of the country, they are "moral."
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

But we had not reached the latitude of Congo according to his map.
Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell

Now this Salmon, according to the genealogy, was David's great-grandfather.
Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza

According to her own account, her first critic was her father.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

According to Rogers, who claims to have suggested the poem, it was to have been inscribed to him.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

One common grave, according to Garrick, covers the actor and his art.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

Synonyms for according

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