Antonyms for accord

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : uh-kawrd

Phonetic Transcription : əˈkɔrd

Definition of accord

Origin : early 12c., from Old French acorder (12c.) "reconcile, agree, be in harmony," from Vulgar Latin *accordare "make agree," literally "be of one heart, bring heart to heart," from Latin ad- "to" + cor (genitive cordis) "heart" (see heart). Related: Accorded; according.

noun agreement, mutual understanding (often written)
verb give approval, grant
verb come to agreement

Example sentences :

It would not be in accord with creative energy that I should go backward.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Here she is, coming of her own accord; she must have guessed your thoughts.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

The earth did not produce it by any help of mine, nor of its own accord.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Before Proserpina knew what she was about, her teeth had actually bitten it, of their own accord.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He was speaking for others that with which his soul did not accord.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Then she and the schoolmaster, by one accord, began to laugh.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

The moment his foot is over the place, the stone of entrance will open of its own accord.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

But what you do not know is that the type once established does not persist of its own accord.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

It is more reasonable to suppose that she left of her own accord.
Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold

There can be no upward change which is not in accord with the laws of Nature.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Synonyms for accord

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