Accepted and Given

Accepted

Accepted adjective - Generally approved or compelling recognition.

Given and accepted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Given" instead an adjective "Accepted".

Given

Given adjective - Being in the habit or custom.

Accepted and given are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accepted" instead an adjective "Given".

Nearby Word: give

Both words in one sentence

  • Or rather, she could not come to terms with his having accepted what he did (ie, would NOT undo it given the chance).
  • The other students believe she's a cat, because her given name is—quite conveniently (and probably why she was first accepted)—Neko.
  • Phish: Though they've given other origin stories, the most commonly accepted one is that it's just a misspelled variation on a nickname for their drummer, Jon Fishman.
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