Accept and Circumvent

Accept

Accept verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

Circumvent is an antonym for accept.

Circumvent

Circumvent verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.
Usage example: employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code

Accept is an antonym for circumvent.

Nearby Words: circumvention, circumventing

Common collocations

love accept love circumvent love
people accept people circumvent people
fate accept fate circumvent fate
death accept death circumvent death
Other words: challenge, rule, magic, side, punishment, orders, powers, deaths.
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