Accept and Seem

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

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Seem and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seem" instead a verb "Accept".

Seem verb - To give the impression of being.

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Accept and seem are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Seem".

Nearby Words: seeming, seemingly

power	accept power	seem power
life	accept life	seem life
people	accept people	seem people
role	accept role	seem role
Other words: choice, idea, job, relationship, deal, way, nothing, anyone, feelings.

He also hates that they probably are boiling up inside, but seem unable or unwilling to help each other out here and instead seem to accept their lot in life.

Source: Manga / Silver Spoon
None of them try to scream or fight back, instead they seem to just give up and accept death within the first second.

Source: Film / The Beast of Yucca Flats
Instead they just prevent anyone from entering the city until you bring them a drink because they're thirsty — including a class of schoolchildren who seem to accept this as normal.

Source: Police Are Useless / Video Games

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