Meaning, Sentences, Synonyms and Antonyms for Accord

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Accord: Learn it the precise way!

If one were to find a precise video representation for the word Accord, then this advertisement is the perfect representation for it.

Accord represents perfect harmony and a concurrence of opinions, like in this advertisement we the see the perfect agreement and harmony between various divisions.

A meaning which accord carries as a verb is ‘to give consent’. For example: The populace of the United Stated accorded great respect to President Obama.

There are a few other words that can also be learnt from this advertisement. One of them is precision, which refers to exactness or accuracy. There is complete care taken in this advert to create accurate actions, the balance of which can be referred to as precise.

If one has a close look, then another aspect of this advertisement comes to mind: the fact that one thing leads to another in way of a chain reaction. This chain reaction is referred to as ‘domino effect’.

Domino effect is defined as: ‘The consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)’.

Pronunciation: uh-kawrd

Meaning of Accord

1. To be in agreement (verb)
2. Give the opportunity or permission to (verb)
3. An official agreement (noun)

Example Sentences for Accord

1. Sam’s story is in accord with what I saw that night.
2. That is clearly not in accord with your original statement that you made in court.

Synonyms

vouchsafe, concede, yield, cede, treaty, agreement, settlement

Antonyms

disagreement, difference, discord, disunity, refusal, antagonism, denial

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6 Comments

Prachi Kate on August 12, 2016 at 7:46 pm

I remember we had done the same thing in our college inaugural event.. this thing is called as contraption where series of events happen one after the other that us in accord of other