Accept and Shoot

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Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
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Synonyms for Accept
Antonyms for Accept
Shoot is an antonym for accept.
Nearby Words: accepted, acceptable, acceptance, accepting, acceptably

Shoot

Shoot verb - To cause to go or be taken from one place to another.
Usage example: shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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Synonyms for Shoot
Antonyms for Shoot
Accept is an antonym for shoot.
Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed
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Similar words of shoot

Common collocations

people accept people shoot people
someone accept someone shoot someone
way accept way shoot way
money accept money shoot money
Other words: anyone.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Pan's Labyrinth Shoot the Shaggy Dog: Almost certainly applies if you can't accept that the magic is real.
    Source: Film / Pan's Labyrinth
  • Film / Deep Rising He could've spared himself the horrific fate of being a sea monster's meal, but rather than accept Joey's gun as an offer of mercy, he tries to shoot him out of spite.
    Source: Film / Deep Rising
  • Have Faldio shoot Alicia and awaken her Valkyria powers so she doesn't have to accept responsibility for becoming one herself.
    Source: Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work
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