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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