What is another word for accost?
2675 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɐkˈɒst], [ ɐkˈɒst], [ ɐ_k_ˈɒ_s_t]
Accost means to approach someone boldly or aggressively in order to speak to them. There are several synonyms for this word, including confront, approach, greet, address, buttonhole, and waylay. These words all imply some level of directness and perhaps even an element of surprise or intrusion. Confront may connote a more hostile or challenging stance, while greet and address suggest a more polite or formal interaction. Buttonhole and waylay both convey an element of catching someone off guard or surprising them with a sudden interaction. Regardless of the specific synonym used, all of these words indicate an attempt to initiate a conversation or interaction with someone else.
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Similar words for accost:
- appeal (verb)
- approach (verb)
- bespeak (verb)
- challenge (verb)
- communication (verb)
- confront (verb)
- face (verb)
- greet (verb)
- hail (verb)
- harangue (verb)
- meet (verb)
- molest (verb)
- proposition (verb)
- salute (verb)
- solicit (verb)
- talk (verb)
- waylay (verb)
- welcome (verb)
Synonyms for Accost:
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v.
• appeal- appeal ,
- apply ,
- beg ,
- beseech ,
- entice ,
- entreat ,
- implore ,
- invite ,
- petition ,
- plead ,
- request ,
- supplicate .
- appealing to ,
- appeals to ,
- applies to ,
- applying to ,
- be sought ,
- be-sought ,
- feeling one out ,
- feels one out ,
- feels out ,
- felt one out ,
- felt out ,
- gave a play ,
- gave a tumble ,
- gave play ,
- gave tumble ,
- give tumble ,
- gives a play ,
- gives a tumble ,
- gives play ,
- gives tumble ,
- giving a play ,
- giving a tumble ,
- giving play ,
- giving tumble ,
- made advance ,
- made overture ,
- made to ,
- made up to ,
- make to ,
- makes advance ,
- makes overture ,
- makes to ,
- makes up to ,
- making advance ,
- making overture ,
- making to ,
- making up to ,
- pro pose ,
- pro posed ,
- pro posing ,
- pro-pose ,
- pro-posing ,
- sounds out ,
- spake to ,
- speaks to ,
- takes aside ,
- taking aside ,
- talked to ,
- talks to ,
- took aside .
- be spake ,
- be speak ,
- be speaking ,
- be speaks ,
- be spoke ,
- be spoken ,
- be-spake ,
- be-speak ,
- be-speaking ,
- be-speaks ,
- be-spoke ,
- be-spoken ,
- dis cuss ,
- dis cussed ,
- dis cusses ,
- dis cussing ,
- dis-cuss ,
- dis-cussed ,
- dis-cusses ,
- dis-cussing ,
- ex claim ,
- ex claimed ,
- ex claiming ,
- ex claims ,
- ex-claim ,
- ex-claimed ,
- ex-claiming ,
- ex-claims ,
- fore tell ,
- fore telling ,
- fore tells ,
- fore told ,
- fore-tell ,
- fore-telling ,
- fore-tells ,
- fore-told ,
- re serve ,
- re served ,
- re serving ,
- re-serve ,
- re-served ,
- re-serves ,
- re-serving .
- asking for ,
- asks for ,
- calling out ,
- ex act ,
- ex acted ,
- ex acting ,
- ex acts ,
- ex-act ,
- ex-acted ,
- ex-acting ,
- ex-acts ,
- face music ,
- faced down ,
- faced off ,
- faces down ,
- faces off ,
- facing down ,
- facing off ,
- flew face of ,
- flew in face of ,
- flew in the face of ,
- flew the face of ,
- flies face of ,
- flies in face of ,
- flies in the face of ,
- flies the face of ,
- fly face of ,
- fly the face of ,
- flying face of ,
- flying in face of ,
- flying in the face of ,
- flying the face of ,
- hanged in ,
- hangs in ,
- hung in ,
- in quire ,
- in quired ,
- in quires ,
- in quiring ,
- in-quire ,
- in-quired ,
- in-quires ,
- in-quiring ,
- insist up on ,
- insisted up on ,
- insisted upon ,
- insisting up on ,
- insisting upon ,
- insists up on ,
- insists upon ,
- invited competition ,
- invites competition ,
- inviting competition ,
- made a point of ,
- made a stand ,
- made point of ,
- made stand ,
- make point of ,
- make stand ,
- makes a point of ,
- makes a stand ,
- makes point of ,
- makes stand ,
- making a point of ,
- making a stand ,
- making point of ,
- making stand ,
- objected to ,
- objecting to ,
- objects to ,
- re claim ,
- re claimed ,
- re claiming ,
- re claims ,
- re quire ,
- re quired ,
- re quires ,
- re quiring ,
- re-claimed ,
- re-claiming ,
- re-claims ,
- re-quire ,
- re-quired ,
- re-quires ,
- re-quiring ,
- searches out ,
- standing up to ,
- stands to ,
- stands up to ,
- sticked it out ,
- sticking it out ,
- sticks it out ,
- stood to ,
- stuck it out .
- call bluff ,
- call one bluff ,
- call ones bluff ,
- came against ,
- came up against ,
- comes against ,
- comes up against ,
- coming against ,
- coming up against ,
- face to ,
- faced to ,
- faced with ,
- faces to ,
- faces up to ,
- faces with ,
- facing to ,
- facing up to ,
- facing with ,
- goes against ,
- goes one on one ,
- goes one-on-one ,
- goes up against ,
- going against ,
- going one on one ,
- going one-on-one ,
- going up against ,
- made my day ,
- makes my day ,
- making my day ,
- meet eyeball to eyeball ,
- meeting eyeball to eyeball ,
- meeting eyeball-to-eyeball ,
- meets eyeball to eyeball ,
- meets eyeball-to-eyeball ,
- met eyeball to eyeball ,
- met eyeball-to-eyeball ,
- went against ,
- went one on one ,
- went one-on-one ,
- went up against ,
- with stand ,
- with standing ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-standing ,
- with-stands ,
- with-stood .
- all owed ,
- all owing ,
- all-owed ,
- all-owing ,
- am confronted by ,
- are confronted by ,
- art confronted by ,
- being confronted by ,
- bits bullet ,
- bits the bullet ,
- bitted bullet ,
- bitted the bullet ,
- bitting bullet ,
- bitting the bullet ,
- copes with ,
- grappled with ,
- grapples with ,
- grappling with ,
- is confronted by ,
- ran in to ,
- run in to ,
- running in to ,
- runs in to ,
- squares off ,
- take bull by horns ,
- take the bull by horns ,
- takes bull by horns ,
- takes bull by the horns ,
- takes the bull by horns ,
- takes the bull by the horns ,
- taking bull by horns ,
- taking bull by the horns ,
- taking the bull by horns ,
- taking the bull by the horns ,
- took bull by horns ,
- took bull by the horns ,
- took the bull by horns ,
- took the bull by the horns ,
- was confronted by ,
- wast confronted by ,
- were confronted by ,
- wert confronted by .
- acknowledge ,
- bow ,
- curtsy ,
- embrace ,
- hug ,
- kiss ,
- kowtow ,
- nod ,
- notice ,
- receive ,
- salaam ,
- shake hands with ,
- signal ,
- smile ,
- vociferate ,
- wave .
- flagged down ,
- flagging down ,
- flags down ,
- sang out ,
- singing out ,
- sings out ,
- sung out ,
- waved down ,
- waves down ,
- waving down ,
- whistled down ,
- whistles down ,
- whistling down ,
- yoo hooed ,
- yoo hooing ,
- yoo hoos ,
- yoo-hooed ,
- yoo-hooing ,
- yoo-hoos ,
- yoohoo ,
- yoohooed ,
- yoohooing ,
- yoohoos .
- de claim ,
- de claimed ,
- de claiming ,
- de claims ,
- de-claim ,
- de-claimed ,
- de-claiming ,
- de-claims ,
- gat a soapbox ,
- gat on a soapbox ,
- gat on soapbox ,
- gat soapbox ,
- get a soapbox ,
- get soapbox ,
- gets a soapbox ,
- gets on a soapbox ,
- gets on soapbox ,
- gets soapbox ,
- getting a soapbox ,
- getting on a soapbox ,
- getting on soapbox ,
- getting soapbox ,
- goes on about ,
- going on about ,
- got a soapbox ,
- got on a soapbox ,
- got on soapbox ,
- got soapbox ,
- gotten a soapbox ,
- gotten on a soapbox ,
- gotten on soapbox ,
- gotten soapbox ,
- holds forth ,
- soapboxed ,
- soapboxing ,
- went on about ,
- yelled at ,
- yelling at ,
- yells at .
- brushed against ,
- brushes against ,
- brushing against ,
- bump in to ,
- chanced on ,
- chances on ,
- chancing on ,
- digged up ,
- fall with ,
- falling in with ,
- falling with ,
- falls in with ,
- falls with ,
- fell in with ,
- fell with ,
- made a meet ,
- made meet ,
- make meet ,
- makes a meet ,
- makes meet ,
- making a meet ,
- making meet ,
- meet face face ,
- meeting face face ,
- meeting face to face ,
- meets face face ,
- meets face to face ,
- met face face ,
- met face to face ,
- ran across ,
- ran against ,
- ran up against ,
- rendezvoused with ,
- rendezvouses with ,
- rendezvousing with ,
- rubbed eyeballs ,
- rubbing eyeballs ,
- rubs eyeballs ,
- running across ,
- running against ,
- running up against ,
- runs across ,
- runs against ,
- runs up against ,
- touched shoulders ,
- touches shoulders ,
- touching shoulders .
- dis organize ,
- dis organized ,
- dis organizes ,
- dis organizing ,
- dis place ,
- dis placed ,
- dis places ,
- dis placing ,
- dis-organize ,
- dis-organized ,
- dis-organizes ,
- dis-organizing ,
- dis-place ,
- dis-placed ,
- dis-places ,
- dis-placing ,
- inter fere ,
- inter feres ,
- inter-fere ,
- inter-feres ,
- mis used ,
- mis using ,
- mis-used ,
- mis-using .
- pro position ,
- pro positioned ,
- pro positioning ,
- pro positions ,
- pro pound ,
- pro pounded ,
- pro pounding ,
- pro pounds ,
- pro-position ,
- pro-positioned ,
- pro-positioning ,
- pro-positions ,
- pro-pound ,
- pro-pounded ,
- pro-pounding ,
- pro-pounds .
- paid homage ,
- payed homage ,
- payed tribute ,
- paying homage ,
- pays homage ,
- pays tribute ,
- presented arms ,
- presents arms ,
- snap attention ,
- snapped attention ,
- snapped to attention ,
- snapping attention ,
- snapping to attention ,
- snaps attention ,
- snaps to attention ,
- take hat to ,
- takes hat off to ,
- takes hat to ,
- taking hat off to ,
- taking hat to ,
- took hat off to ,
- took hat to .
- came on to ,
- comes on to ,
- coming on to ,
- de sire ,
- de sired ,
- de sires ,
- de siring ,
- de-sire ,
- de-sired ,
- de-sires ,
- de-siring ,
- hits on ,
- hits up ,
- hitting on ,
- hitting up ,
- pass hat ,
- passed hat ,
- passed the hat ,
- passes hat ,
- passes the hat ,
- passing hat ,
- passing the hat ,
- pro moting ,
- pro-mote ,
- pro-motes ,
- pro-moting ,
- re quested ,
- re questing ,
- re quests ,
- re sorted ,
- re sorting ,
- re-questing ,
- re-quests ,
- re-sort ,
- re-sorted ,
- re-sorting ,
- re-sorts ,
- sued for ,
- sues for ,
- suing for .
- delivered a speech ,
- delivered speech ,
- delivering a speech ,
- delivering speech ,
- delivers a speech ,
- delivers speech ,
- dis course ,
- dis coursed ,
- dis courses ,
- dis coursing ,
- dis-course ,
- dis-coursed ,
- dis-courses ,
- dis-coursing ,
- gave a talk ,
- gave speech ,
- gave talk ,
- gives a talk ,
- gives speech ,
- gives talk ,
- giving a talk ,
- giving speech ,
- giving talk ,
- in duce ,
- in duces ,
- in-duce ,
- in-duces .
- laid for ,
- laying for ,
- lays for ,
- lie wait ,
- lied in wait ,
- lied wait ,
- lies in wait ,
- lies wait ,
- lying wait ,
- pounced on ,
- pounces on ,
- pouncing on ,
- set up on ,
- sets up on ,
- setting up on ,
- setting upon ,
- sur prise ,
- sur prises ,
- sur prising ,
- sur-prise ,
- sur-prised ,
- sur-prises ,
- sur-prising ,
- swooped down on ,
- swooping down on ,
- swoops down on .
Other synonyms:
- encounter .
- front .
Other relevant words:
- Bummed ,
- Bumming ,
- Experiencing ,
- Hawked ,
- Illtreat ,
- abbreviate ,
- abduct ,
- about ,
- abridge ,
- abstraction ,
- abstractionist ,
- abut ,
- accede ,
- accent ,
- accentuate ,
- accept gladly ,
- access ,
- acclaim ,
- accredit ,
- add up ,
- adjure ,
- administer ,
- admit ,
- ado ,
- adopt ,
- advanced ,
- advancement ,
- aerodynamic lift ,
- affect ,
- age ,
- aggress ,
- agitate ,
- agnise ,
- agnize ,
- aim ,
- air sock ,
- air-sleeve ,
- airless ,
- airlift ,
- allot ,
- almost ,
- alter ,
- alternate ,
- ambo ,
- ambuscade ,
- amount ,
- annoyance ,
- annul ,
- anticipate ,
- apostrophise ,
- appealingness ,
- apportion ,
- apprehend ,
- apprehension ,
- approach ,
- approach path ,
- approach shot ,
- approaching ,
- appropriate ,
- approximative ,
- arc ,
- arise ,
- arouse ,
- arrange ,
- arrest ,
- arrive ,
- arrogate ,
- arse ,
- articulate ,
- ascend ,
- ask for ,
- ask in ,
- ask out ,
- ask over ,
- ask round ,
- asked for ,
- asking ,
- aspect ,
- ass ,
- assail ,
- assay ,
- assemble ,
- assign ,
- assume ,
- attach ,
- attain ,
- attempt ,
- attract ,
- automobile horn ,
- babble ,
- babble out ,
- back ,
- backside ,
- bad-tempered ,
- baffle ,
- bait ,
- balance ,
- ballock ,
- bang ,
- bankrupt ,
- bar ,
- barely ,
- bargain ,
- barricade ,
- baseball ,
- baseball game ,
- baseball swing ,
- bash ,
- batch ,
- battlefront ,
- be confronted by ,
- be known as ,
- be on ,
- be quiet ,
- beak ,
- bear down ,
- bear on ,
- beckon ,
- beforehand ,
- behind ,
- bell ,
- belt ammunition ,
- belt out ,
- belted ammunition ,
- bend ,
- berth ,
- beset ,
- bestride ,
- betoken ,
- betray ,
- better ,
- betterment ,
- bible ,
- bid ,
- bid welcome ,
- bilk ,
- bill ,
- bind ,
- bind off ,
- binding ,
- birdcall ,
- birdsong ,
- bit ,
- bitstock ,
- blab ,
- blab out ,
- blackguard ,
- blame ,
- blanket ,
- blast ,
- block ,
- block off ,
- block up ,
- blockade ,
- blockage ,
- board ,
- bob up ,
- bobber ,
- bobfloat ,
- bobsled ,
- bobsleigh ,
- bobtail ,
- boldness ,
- bollock ,
- bolt ,
- bonk ,
- book ,
- book binding ,
- boost ,
- bootlick ,
- bop ,
- border ,
- border on ,
- bosom ,
- botheration ,
- bottom ,
- bound ,
- bow down ,
- bowing ,
- bowknot ,
- box ,
- braces ,
- bracing ,
- brandish ,
- brass ,
- breach ,
- bread ,
- break away ,
- break dance ,
- break down ,
- break of serve ,
- break off ,
- break out ,
- break up ,
- break-dance ,
- breakage ,
- breaking ,
- breakout ,
- breast ,
- breathe ,
- breed ,
- bring down ,
- bring forward ,
- bring out ,
- bring up ,
- brood ,
- brush ,
- brush down ,
- buck ,
- buffalo chip ,
- bug ,
- bull ,
- bully off ,
- bum ,
- bump ,
- bump into ,
- bunco ,
- bunko ,
- bunko game ,
- buns ,
- bunt ,
- burn ,
- burst ,
- bushwhack ,
- business deal ,
- buss ,
- bust ,
- bustle ,
- bustle about ,
- but ,
- butt against ,
- butt end ,
- butt joint ,
- butt on ,
- butterfly ,
- buttocks ,
- button hole ,
- button up ,
- buy ,
- calculate ,
- call down ,
- call for ,
- call forth ,
- call in ,
- call off ,
- call option ,
- call out ,
- call up ,
- called out ,
- calls out ,
- can ,
- canary ,
- candy kiss ,
- capture ,
- car horn ,
- card ,
- care ,
- care for ,
- carry on ,
- case ,
- cash advance ,
- cast ,
- catch ,
- catch one's breath ,
- cave in ,
- cease ,
- chafe ,
- challenge ,
- chance ,
- chance upon ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- charm ,
- chat up ,
- cheat ,
- check ,
- check out ,
- cheek ,
- cheeseparing ,
- chevvy ,
- chevy ,
- chip off ,
- chip shot ,
- chipping ,
- chisel ,
- chisel in ,
- chivvy ,
- chivy ,
- choice ,
- choke ,
- choker ,
- chou ,
- chump ,
- chunk ,
- chute ,
- cigaret ,
- cigarette ,
- claim ,
- clam up ,
- clams ,
- clapperclaw ,
- clash ,
- claw ,
- clean ,
- climb on ,
- climb up ,
- clinch ,
- clit ,
- clitoris ,
- clod ,
- close down ,
- close together ,
- close up ,
- close-fitting ,
- closed ,
- closelipped ,
- closely ,
- closemouthed ,
- closing ,
- closing curtain ,
- closure ,
- clump ,
- clutch ,
- coffin nail ,
- coin ,
- cold shoulder ,
- collapse ,
- collection ,
- come across ,
- come along ,
- come apart ,
- come close ,
- come in ,
- come off ,
- come on to ,
- come out ,
- come to ,
- come to the fore ,
- come together ,
- come upon ,
- come-on ,
- coming ,
- coming upon ,
- commemorate ,
- comment ,
- commit ,
- compensate ,
- comprehend ,
- computer address ,
- con ,
- con game ,
- concealment ,
- concern ,
- conclude ,
- conclusion ,
- conduct ,
- confidence game ,
- confidence trick ,
- confine ,
- confining ,
- confiscate ,
- conform to ,
- confront ,
- confrontation ,
- congratulate ,
- conjure ,
- conjure up ,
- conk out ,
- conquer ,
- consider ,
- contact ,
- contain ,
- contend ,
- continue ,
- contract ,
- contribute ,
- contumely ,
- converge ,
- cope ,
- cope with ,
- coped with ,
- coping with ,
- copper ,
- coquet ,
- coquette ,
- cork ,
- cornet ,
- cosmetic surgery ,
- couch ,
- countenance ,
- countermand ,
- countersign ,
- couple ,
- couplet ,
- court of justice ,
- court of law ,
- courtroom ,
- courtyard ,
- cover charge ,
- cover song ,
- cover up ,
- cover version ,
- covering ,
- covering fire ,
- covert ,
- cow chip ,
- cow dung ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- crack ,
- crash ,
- cream ,
- creep ,
- crimp ,
- crippled ,
- crisp ,
- crisscross ,
- crocheting ,
- crossbreed ,
- crossbreeding ,
- crossing ,
- crotchet ,
- crouch ,
- crown of thorns ,
- crush ,
- cry ,
- cry out ,
- cull ,
- cultivated cabbage ,
- cum ,
- curl ,
- curtain call ,
- curtsey ,
- curve ,
- cut across ,
- cut back ,
- cut down ,
- cut of meat ,
- cut off ,
- cut through ,
- cutting ,
- cutting off ,
- dab ,
- dainty ,
- dais ,
- dally ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- daring ,
- dash off ,
- deal out ,
- deal with ,
- dear ,
- declare oneself ,
- decoy ,
- defer ,
- defraud ,
- defy ,
- delay ,
- deletion ,
- delicacy ,
- deliver a speech ,
- deliver speech ,
- demand ,
- demote ,
- denounce ,
- deplumate ,
- deplume ,
- derail ,
- derive ,
- derriere ,
- descend ,
- destination ,
- detect ,
- determine ,
- develop ,
- devil ,
- diaphragm ,
- didder ,
- diddle ,
- die ,
- dig ,
- dig out ,
- dilute ,
- dinero ,
- directly ,
- discern ,
- disclose ,
- discommode ,
- discontinue ,
- discourse ,
- discover ,
- discussion ,
- dish out ,
- dishonor ,
- dishonour ,
- disinterment ,
- disoblige ,
- dispense ,
- displume ,
- dispute ,
- disregard ,
- disrupt ,
- disruption ,
- dissertate ,
- distich ,
- distinguish ,
- distribute ,
- disturb ,
- divulge ,
- divvy up ,
- do by ,
- do in ,
- dock ,
- dog collar ,
- dole out ,
- don ,
- dough ,
- douse ,
- dowse ,
- drag down ,
- draw ,
- draw close ,
- draw in ,
- dress ,
- drink ,
- drogue ,
- droop ,
- drop ,
- duad ,
- duet ,
- dummy up ,
- duo ,
- dyad ,
- ease ,
- ease off ,
- ease up ,
- eat up ,
- edge ,
- edit ,
- edit out ,
- egg ,
- ejaculate ,
- ejaculation ,
- elevate ,
- elevation ,
- elevator ,
- emasculated ,
- embracing ,
- emergency ,
- emphasise ,
- emphasize ,
- employ ,
- enclose ,
- encompass ,
- encourage ,
- end ,
- ending ,
- energise ,
- energize ,
- enforce ,
- engineer ,
- enounce ,
- enquire ,
- enshroud ,
- ensnare ,
- enter ,
- enticement ,
- entomb ,
- entrap ,
- entreaty ,
- enunciate ,
- equitable ,
- erupt ,
- escalate ,
- escape from ,
- espouse ,
- essay ,
- estimate ,
- eternal rest ,
- eternal sleep ,
- evoke ,
- exactly ,
- excavate ,
- excise ,
- excision ,
- excite ,
- exclaim ,
- exclude ,
- exert ,
- exhumation ,
- exigency ,
- expect ,
- expectoration ,
- experience ,
- exploit ,
- expose ,
- expression ,
- expunge ,
- extend ,
- extrapolate ,
- eye ,
- eyeball ,
- eyeballed ,
- eyeballing ,
- eyeballs ,
- face ,
- face down ,
- face lift ,
- face lifting ,
- face off ,
- face up ,
- face-lift ,
- face-off ,
- facelift ,
- facial expression ,
- fag ,
- fail ,
- fair ,
- faithful ,
- fall ,
- fall apart ,
- fall guy ,
- fall in ,
- fall upon ,
- falling out ,
- falsify ,
- fanny ,
- fare ,
- fault ,
- fawn ,
- feather ,
- feeler ,
- feeling ,
- figurehead ,
- fill ,
- fill up ,
- filling ,
- finale ,
- find ,
- find fault ,
- finger ,
- finis ,
- finish ,
- fink ,
- fire ,
- fit ,
- fitting ,
- flack ,
- flag down ,
- flagstone ,
- flak ,
- flake ,
- flap ,
- flatboat ,
- flavor ,
- flavour ,
- fleck ,
- fleur-de-lis ,
- flick ,
- flimflam ,
- fling ,
- fling off ,
- flip ,
- flirt ,
- flock ,
- flourish ,
- flurry ,
- fly in face of ,
- fly in the face of ,
- fly in the teeth of ,
- foil ,
- fold ,
- follow ,
- font ,
- fool ,
- foot ,
- fore ,
- forebode ,
- foregather ,
- forepart ,
- foreshorten ,
- foretell ,
- forgather ,
- forget ,
- formal ,
- formulate ,
- forward motion ,
- founder ,
- fount ,
- fracture ,
- frame ,
- freak ,
- freeze ,
- fret ,
- front end ,
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- front man ,
- frustrate ,
- fulfil ,
- fulfill ,
- full point ,
- full stop ,
- fundament ,
- further ,
- furtive ,
- fuss ,
- fussy ,
- fuzz ,
- gain ,
- gain ground ,
- gainsay ,
- gallus ,
- game ,
- gaolbreak ,
- gap ,
- gash ,
- gate-crash ,
- gather ,
- gauge ,
- geld ,
- gelded ,
- gelt ,
- genuflect ,
- geological fault ,
- get ,
- get across ,
- get ahead ,
- get along ,
- get along with ,
- get around ,
- get at ,
- get by ,
- get hold ,
- get hold of ,
- get in ,
- get on with ,
- get out ,
- get over ,
- get to ,
- get together ,
- get up ,
- gimpy ,
- gin ,
- give ,
- give a talk ,
- give away ,
- give in ,
- give out ,
- give speech ,
- give talk ,
- give up ,
- give voice ,
- give way ,
- give-and-take ,
- glide path ,
- glide slope ,
- glob ,
- globe ,
- go ,
- go about ,
- go bad ,
- go for ,
- go in ,
- go into ,
- go on ,
- go up ,
- goat ,
- goldbrick ,
- gong ,
- good ,
- good book ,
- good deal ,
- good luck ,
- goody ,
- grab ,
- grapple ,
- grapple with ,
- grass ,
- gravel ,
- great deal ,
- greet ,
- grimace ,
- grin ,
- grinning ,
- grip ,
- grouchy ,
- grumpy ,
- guess ,
- guide ,
- gull ,
- gun muzzle ,
- gutsiness ,
- hack ,
- hackle ,
- hail ,
- halting ,
- hand ,
- handclasp ,
- handgrip ,
- handshaking ,
- hang in ,
- hang on ,
- hanging in ,
- happen ,
- happen upon ,
- happy chance ,
- harass ,
- hardly ,
- harry ,
- hassle ,
- hatch ,
- hatchel ,
- hatful ,
- have ,
- have to do with ,
- hawking ,
- head ,
- heap ,
- heave ,
- herald ,
- hi ,
- hide ,
- hind end ,
- hindquarters ,
- hint ,
- hit it up ,
- hit on ,
- hit up ,
- hitch ,
- hitchhike ,
- hock ,
- hoist ,
- hold ,
- hold back ,
- hold off ,
- hold on ,
- hold up ,
- holler ,
- hollo ,
- holy scripture ,
- holy writ ,
- homage ,
- hook shot ,
- hooking ,
- hooter ,
- hop on ,
- hornswoggle ,
- how-do-you-do ,
- howdy ,
- hoy ,
- hullo ,
- human face ,
- hunger ,
- hybrid ,
- hybridisation ,
- hybridise ,
- hybridization ,
- hybridize ,
- hybridizing ,
- hydrant ,
- ignore ,
- ill-tempered ,
- ill-treatment ,
- ill-usage ,
- ill-use ,
- imbrue ,
- imbue ,
- immerse ,
- immortalise ,
- immortalize ,
- impinge on ,
- implement ,
- impound ,
- impregnate ,
- impress ,
- improvement ,
- in advance ,
- inaugurate ,
- inclose ,
- incommode ,
- inconvenience ,
- inconvenience oneself ,
- incubate ,
- incur ,
- indicate ,
- inebriate ,
- infliction ,
- infract ,
- ingathering ,
- inhume ,
- inject ,
- inquire ,
- insist upon ,
- insult ,
- insure ,
- intelligence ,
- intensify ,
- inter ,
- interbreed ,
- interbreeding ,
- interfere ,
- intermission ,
- intermit ,
- interpellation ,
- interpolation ,
- interposition ,
- intersect ,
- intervene ,
- intoxicate ,
- introduce ,
- intrude ,
- invest ,
- invite competition ,
- invite out ,
- involve ,
- iris ,
- irritate ,
- issue ,
- issue forth ,
- jailbreak ,
- jape ,
- jar against ,
- jest ,
- joke ,
- jot ,
- judder ,
- judge ,
- judicature ,
- jump off ,
- jump on ,
- jump out ,
- jump-start ,
- jumping ,
- jumpstart ,
- junkie ,
- junky ,
- just now ,
- kale ,
- keep mum ,
- keep out ,
- keister ,
- kibosh ,
- kick downstairs ,
- kick in ,
- kick upstairs ,
- kickshaw ,
- kidnap ,
- kisser ,
- knap ,
- knock ,
- knock against ,
- know ,
- know as ,
- kotow ,
- lame ,
- lash out ,
- last ,
- latin ,
- laugh ,
- laughingstock ,
- law court ,
- lawcourt ,
- lay ,
- lay off ,
- lay to rest ,
- layover ,
- lead ,
- leaf ,
- leap ,
- leap out ,
- leash ,
- lecture ,
- lend oneself ,
- let on ,
- let out ,
- let the cat out of the bag ,
- lettuce ,
- lie ,
- light upon ,
- lighter ,
- line up ,
- lineal ,
- linguistic communication ,
- linguistic process ,
- liquidate ,
- lobby ,
- logos ,
- lolly ,
- look ,
- look at ,
- look for ,
- loot ,
- lot ,
- love affair ,
- love story ,
- lucre ,
- lump ,
- lurk ,
- lust ,
- lyric ,
- maintain ,
- make a point of ,
- make a stand ,
- make bold ,
- make do ,
- make headway ,
- make out ,
- maltreatment ,
- manage ,
- maneuver ,
- manoeuver ,
- manoeuvre ,
- manus ,
- march ,
- march on ,
- margin call ,
- mark ,
- mash ,
- masking ,
- mass ,
- mastermind ,
- masthead ,
- maturate ,
- mature ,
- meet ,
- meeting ,
- memorialise ,
- merely ,
- mess ,
- mete out ,
- mickle ,
- micro chip ,
- microchip ,
- microprocessor chip ,
- military greeting ,
- milk shake ,
- milkshake ,
- mint ,
- mistreat ,
- misuse ,
- mite ,
- mitt ,
- molest ,
- moolah ,
- moor ,
- most ,
- motor horn ,
- motor hotel ,
- motor inn ,
- motor lodge ,
- mount ,
- mount up ,
- mountain ,
- mouse ,
- mouth ,
- move ,
- move into ,
- move on ,
- move up ,
- movement ,
- moving ridge ,
- mown ,
- muckle ,
- mugful ,
- mulct ,
- musket ball ,
- muster ,
- muster up ,
- nab ,
- nail ,
- name ,
- name and address ,
- nark ,
- nates ,
- natural covering ,
- nearly ,
- necessitate ,
- neckband ,
- need ,
- nerve ,
- nettle ,
- neutralise ,
- neutralize ,
- news ,
- nibble ,
- niche ,
- nick ,
- nigh ,
- nip ,
- nip and tuck ,
- nomenclature ,
- nominal head ,
- nonfigurative ,
- nonobjective ,
- nook ,
- noose ,
- nose ,
- note ,
- notification ,
- number ,
- nut ,
- obeisance ,
- object to ,
- observance ,
- observation ,
- observe ,
- obtain ,
- occlusion ,
- occlusive ,
- occur ,
- offend ,
- offer hospitality ,
- offer up ,
- offered hospitality ,
- offering ,
- only ,
- onrush ,
- onset ,
- onslaught ,
- onward motion ,
- open frame ,
- option ,
- oral communication ,
- orb ,
- orchestrate ,
- orchis ,
- order ,
- organise ,
- organize ,
- orison ,
- orthodontic braces ,
- osculate ,
- osculation ,
- outcry ,
- outline ,
- outrage ,
- overcompensate ,
- overlay ,
- overload ,
- overture ,
- overturn ,
- ovolo ,
- paid tribute ,
- pain ,
- pain in the ass ,
- pain in the neck ,
- pair ,
- palm ,
- palpate ,
- panhandling ,
- parachute ,
- parachuting ,
- parcel out ,
- parole ,
- part ,
- pass ,
- pass on ,
- pass over ,
- pass the hat ,
- passel ,
- password ,
- pat ,
- patsy ,
- patter ,
- pause ,
- pawn ,
- pay for ,
- pay homage ,
- pay tribute ,
- paying tribute ,
- peach ,
- peck ,
- peddling ,
- pelf ,
- penny-pinching ,
- perch ,
- period ,
- perk up ,
- persevere ,
- persist ,
- pertain ,
- pervert ,
- philander ,
- phiz ,
- phone ,
- phone call ,
- phrase ,
- physiognomy ,
- pick off ,
- pick out ,
- pick up ,
- pickax ,
- pickaxe ,
- picking ,
- piece ,
- pig ,
- pile ,
- pillow ,
- pin ,
- pink ,
- pitter-patter ,
- placard ,
- place ,
- plagiarise ,
- plagiarize ,
- plague ,
- plan of attack ,
- play ,
- plectron ,
- plectrum ,
- pledge ,
- plenty ,
- plosive ,
- plosive consonant ,
- plosive speech sound ,
- plough ,
- pluckiness ,
- plumage ,
- plunk ,
- podium ,
- point ,
- point out ,
- poise ,
- poke ,
- poker chip ,
- pollex ,
- pop the question ,
- portion out ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- poster ,
- posterior ,
- posting ,
- postponement ,
- postulate ,
- postulation ,
- pot ,
- potato chip ,
- practice ,
- prat ,
- prayer ,
- precis ,
- precisely ,
- predict ,
- preen ,
- prehend ,
- presence ,
- present ,
- present arms ,
- presenting arms ,
- press ,
- press down on ,
- presume ,
- pride ,
- primp ,
- prison-breaking ,
- prisonbreak ,
- process ,
- procession ,
- proffer ,
- prognosticate ,
- progress ,
- progression ,
- promise ,
- promote ,
- pronounce ,
- properly ,
- proposal ,
- propose ,
- proposition ,
- provide ,
- provoke ,
- prow ,
- prowler ,
- prune ,
- pry ,
- ptyalise ,
- ptyalize ,
- public lecture ,
- pull ,
- pull ahead ,
- pull off ,
- pulpit ,
- push ,
- push button ,
- push forward ,
- push out ,
- pussyfoot ,
- put forward ,
- put in ,
- put on ,
- put option ,
- put out ,
- put up ,
- put-down ,
- quarter round ,
- queer ,
- quell ,
- quench ,
- quest ,
- quietus ,
- quip ,
- quit ,
- quite a little ,
- quoin ,
- raft ,
- rag ,
- raise ,
- raising ,
- rally ,
- ran into ,
- rant ,
- ranting ,
- rap ,
- rape ,
- rat ,
- rationalise ,
- rationalize ,
- ravish ,
- ravishment ,
- re-claim ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- rear ,
- rear end ,
- receipt ,
- recess ,
- recession ,
- recrudesce ,
- redact ,
- reduce ,
- refer ,
- reference ,
- regale ,
- relate ,
- relaxation ,
- release ,
- relegate ,
- relief ,
- remain ,
- remainder ,
- remark ,
- repeal ,
- report ,
- repose ,
- require ,
- rescind ,
- reside ,
- residual ,
- residue ,
- residuum ,
- respite ,
- rest period ,
- resuscitate ,
- retch ,
- rev up ,
- reveal ,
- reverse ,
- revilement ,
- revive ,
- revoke ,
- rhytidectomy ,
- rhytidoplasty ,
- riff ,
- riffle ,
- rift ,
- rile ,
- ring ,
- rip ,
- rise ,
- rise up ,
- rock ,
- roll ,
- roll out red carpet ,
- romance language ,
- romanticism ,
- rook ,
- roost ,
- rostrum ,
- rough ,
- round ,
- royal court ,
- ruin ,
- rump ,
- run into ,
- running into ,
- runs into ,
- rupture ,
- rustle ,
- saddle horn ,
- sag ,
- saliva ,
- saltation ,
- salute ,
- sashay ,
- satisfy ,
- savoir-faire ,
- say ,
- scam ,
- scarce ,
- scarcely ,
- scotch ,
- scrap ,
- scrape ,
- scrape up ,
- scratch ,
- scratch off ,
- scream ,
- screen ,
- screening ,
- scripture ,
- scupper ,
- search ,
- search out ,
- searched out ,
- searching out ,
- seat ,
- secretive ,
- see ,
- seed ,
- selection ,
- sell ,
- semen ,
- seminal fluid ,
- send ,
- send for ,
- senesce ,
- sense ,
- separate ,
- sequester ,
- set ,
- set about ,
- set ahead ,
- set on ,
- set up ,
- settle ,
- severance ,
- shake off ,
- shake up ,
- shape up ,
- share ,
- shave ,
- shear ,
- sheepskin ,
- sheer ,
- shekels ,
- shell out ,
- shift ,
- shilling ,
- shine ,
- shingle ,
- shit ,
- shiver ,
- shoe collar ,
- shop ,
- short-change ,
- shorten ,
- shortened ,
- shout ,
- shout out ,
- show in ,
- show up ,
- showdown ,
- shroud ,
- shut down ,
- shut in ,
- shut out ,
- shut up ,
- side ,
- side drum ,
- sight ,
- sign ,
- signal flag ,
- signaling ,
- signalise ,
- signalize ,
- signalled ,
- silicon chip ,
- simoleons ,
- simply ,
- sing ,
- sing out ,
- sink ,
- skewer ,
- ski lift ,
- ski tow ,
- skinny ,
- skip ,
- skip over ,
- skirmish ,
- slacken off ,
- slapdash ,
- slash ,
- slashed ,
- sleep ,
- slew ,
- slice ,
- slip ,
- slop ,
- slosh ,
- slue ,
- smack ,
- smacking ,
- smash ,
- smasher ,
- smell ,
- smiler ,
- smiling ,
- snap off ,
- snap to attention ,
- snare drum ,
- snatch ,
- sneaker ,
- sneaky ,
- snipe ,
- snitcher ,
- snog ,
- snub ,
- snug ,
- soakage ,
- soaking ,
- social movement ,
- soft touch ,
- soften ,
- softwood ,
- solicit ,
- solicitation ,
- son ,
- song ,
- sop ,
- soupcon ,
- souse ,
- span ,
- spate ,
- spatter ,
- speck ,
- speech ,
- speech communication ,
- spew ,
- spigot ,
- spill ,
- spill the beans ,
- spirit ,
- spit out ,
- spitting ,
- spittle ,
- splash ,
- splintering ,
- split ,
- split up ,
- splosh ,
- spoil ,
- spoken communication ,
- spoken language ,
- sports meeting ,
- spot ,
- spread over ,
- spring ,
- sprinkle ,
- spue ,
- squall ,
- square off ,
- square up ,
- squared off ,
- squaring off ,
- squash ,
- squeeze ,
- squelch circuit ,
- squelcher ,
- squish ,
- stabilise ,
- stabilize ,
- stack ,
- stag ,
- stalker ,
- stanch ,
- stand out ,
- stand to ,
- stand up to ,
- standing to ,
- start ,
- startle ,
- starve ,
- staunch ,
- stay ,
- steady ,
- stealthy ,
- steer ,
- stem ,
- step ,
- step forward ,
- step in ,
- step to the fore ,
- stern ,
- stick it out ,
- stick out ,
- sticks out ,
- still-hunt ,
- stimulate ,
- sting ,
- stinger ,
- stir ,
- stood up to ,
- stooge ,
- stool pigeon ,
- stoolie ,
- stoolpigeon ,
- stoop ,
- stop consonant ,
- stop over ,
- stopover ,
- stoppage ,
- stopping point ,
- straight ,
- strangle ,
- straw man ,
- strawman ,
- street corner ,
- stress ,
- strickle ,
- stub ,
- stuffy ,
- stump ,
- submit ,
- suck up ,
- sucker ,
- sue for ,
- suffer ,
- suffocate ,
- sugar ,
- suggestion ,
- summon ,
- supercharge ,
- surface ,
- surreptitious ,
- suspender ,
- suspension ,
- swag ,
- swallow ,
- swallow up ,
- swamp ,
- swath ,
- sway ,
- sweep ,
- sweep up ,
- sweetener ,
- swerve ,
- swindle ,
- swing ,
- switch off ,
- sword lily ,
- synopsis ,
- tactile property ,
- tail ,
- tail end ,
- tailor ,
- take ,
- take a breather ,
- take aim ,
- take bull by the horns ,
- take exception ,
- take hat off to ,
- take in ,
- take on ,
- take out ,
- take over ,
- take the bull by the horns ,
- take up ,
- takedown ,
- taking into custody ,
- talk ,
- talk of the town ,
- talking ,
- tangle with ,
- tapdance ,
- target ,
- tattle ,
- tear ,
- tear away ,
- tear off ,
- telephone ,
- telephone call ,
- tell apart ,
- tell on ,
- tempt ,
- ten-strike ,
- tender ,
- terminate ,
- terminology ,
- testicle ,
- testis ,
- thin ,
- thin out ,
- thinned ,
- thirst ,
- throw down gauntlet ,
- throw in ,
- throw off ,
- throw out ,
- thrust ahead ,
- thrust out ,
- thwart ,
- thwartwise ,
- tidings ,
- tidy sum ,
- tie down ,
- tight ,
- tightlipped ,
- time lag ,
- time out ,
- tinge ,
- tip ,
- toady ,
- toast ,
- tone ,
- tone-beginning ,
- tongue ,
- tooshie ,
- top ,
- toss off ,
- total ,
- touch ,
- touch on ,
- tourist court ,
- track ,
- trade ,
- train ,
- trammel ,
- transgress ,
- transversal ,
- transverse ,
- trap ,
- traverse ,
- tree ,
- tremble ,
- trend ,
- tribunal ,
- trill ,
- trim ,
- trim back ,
- trim down ,
- trimmed ,
- trouble ,
- trouble oneself ,
- truckle ,
- trump ,
- trumpet ,
- truss ,
- try ,
- turn ,
- turn back ,
- turn off ,
- turn out ,
- turn up ,
- turning point ,
- tush ,
- tusk ,
- twain ,
- tweak ,
- tweet ,
- twinge ,
- twitch ,
- twosome ,
- typeface ,
- unaired ,
- undercut ,
- underwrite ,
- undulate ,
- undulation ,
- unmediated ,
- unopen ,
- unwrap ,
- upgrade ,
- upright ,
- uprise ,
- use ,
- usurp ,
- utilise ,
- utilize ,
- utter ,
- vacate ,
- veer ,
- vellicate ,
- vending ,
- vendition ,
- verbalise ,
- verbalize ,
- verbatim ,
- vex ,
- victimize ,
- vilification ,
- violate ,
- violation ,
- virtually ,
- visage ,
- visit ,
- vociferation ,
- voice communication ,
- volunteer ,
- wad ,
- wafture ,
- wag ,
- waggle ,
- waiting ,
- waitress ,
- walk out ,
- wampum ,
- wassail ,
- waste ,
- watchword ,
- water faucet ,
- water tap ,
- wave down ,
- waving ,
- waylay ,
- weaken ,
- weakened ,
- wear ,
- wear out ,
- weft ,
- weigh down ,
- welcome ,
- well-nigh ,
- whack ,
- whang ,
- whap ,
- whirl ,
- whistle down ,
- whop ,
- win ,
- wind ,
- wind cone ,
- wind sleeve ,
- wind sock ,
- windsock ,
- wiretap ,
- woof ,
- wool ,
- word of god ,
- word of honor ,
- words ,
- work stoppage ,
- wrap up ,
- write out ,
- yell ,
- yoke ,
- yoo hoo ,
- yoo-hoo .
- Thumbing ,
- appeal to ,
- appealed to ,
- applied to ,
- apply to ,
- feel one out ,
- feel out ,
- feeling out ,
- feels ,
- give a play ,
- give a tumble ,
- give play ,
- implores ,
- make advance ,
- make overture ,
- make up to ,
- sound out ,
- sounded out ,
- sounding out ,
- speak to ,
- speaking to ,
- spoke to ,
- take aside ,
- talk to ,
- talking to ,
- thumb ,
- thumbed ,
- thumbs .
- Fronting ,
- come against ,
- come up against ,
- face up to ,
- face with ,
- faced up to ,
- go against ,
- go one on one ,
- go one-on-one ,
- go up against ,
- make my day ,
- meet eyeball-to-eyeball ,
- tell off .
- High five ,
- call to ,
- called to ,
- curtsied ,
- curtsying ,
- exchange greetings ,
- extend one's hand ,
- high-five ,
- highball ,
- highballs ,
- move to ,
- pay respects ,
- roll out the red carpet ,
- salaamed ,
- salaaming ,
- say hello ,
- say hi ,
- shake hands ,
- shaking hands ,
- tip one's hat ,
- usher in ,
- ushering in ,
- ushers in ,
- whistle for .
- apostrophize ,
- apostrophized ,
- apostrophizes ,
- apostrophizing ,
- buttonhole ,
- buttonholed ,
- buttonholes ,
- buttonholing ,
- get on a soapbox ,
- get on soapbox ,
- go on about ,
- going about ,
- harangue ,
- held forth ,
- hold forth ,
- holding forth ,
- soapbox ,
- soapboxes ,
- spieled ,
- spieling ,
- yell at .
- brush against ,
- chance on ,
- dig up ,
- digging up ,
- digs up ,
- fall in with ,
- lucked ,
- lucking ,
- make a meet ,
- meet face to face ,
- rendezvous with ,
- rub eyeballs ,
- run across ,
- run against ,
- run up against ,
- touch shoulders .
- Appropinquate ,
- Betake ,
- Importune ,
- abstract ,
- abuse ,
- addict ,
- address ,
- adjoin ,
- advance ,
- ambush ,
- annoy ,
- approach abruptly ,
- approximate ,
- ask ,
- assault ,
- attack ,
- await ,
- ball ,
- bear down on ,
- bear down upon ,
- bear up ,
- bid good day ,
- bid good morning ,
- bob ,
- bother ,
- bow to ,
- brace ,
- bury ,
- cabbage ,
- call ,
- close ,
- close in ,
- close with ,
- collide with ,
- come ,
- come closer ,
- come forward ,
- come near ,
- come on ,
- come up ,
- come up to ,
- cop ,
- court ,
- cover ,
- crave ,
- crochet ,
- cross ,
- dare ,
- deal ,
- detain ,
- direct ,
- draw near ,
- drench ,
- feel ,
- filch ,
- flag ,
- fleece ,
- gazump ,
- get into ,
- get on ,
- glom ,
- greeting ,
- halloo ,
- halt ,
- hand-clasp ,
- handle ,
- handshake ,
- hello ,
- hook ,
- hustle ,
- ill-treat ,
- intercept ,
- interfere with ,
- invoke ,
- knock-off ,
- lift ,
- lure ,
- make advances to ,
- maltreat ,
- manhandle ,
- meddle with ,
- memorialize ,
- mug ,
- near ,
- nobble ,
- offer ,
- overcharge ,
- pander to ,
- paw ,
- pick ,
- pilfer ,
- pinch ,
- plow ,
- pluck ,
- plume ,
- pounce on ,
- pounce upon ,
- pray ,
- proximate ,
- purloin ,
- rip off ,
- rob ,
- romance ,
- salutation ,
- saturate ,
- seek ,
- seize ,
- set upon ,
- shake ,
- sidle ,
- snare ,
- snarf ,
- sneak ,
- snitch ,
- soak ,
- speak ,
- steal ,
- stop ,
- surcharge ,
- swipe ,
- tap ,
- thieve ,
- tie up ,
- treat ,
- turn to ,
- uncover ,
- wield ,
- woo .
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How to use "Accost" in context?
The word "accost" is derived from the French word "accent," meaning "to approach breathlessly." Accosted often connotes an unwelcome experience, as when a person is suddenly thrust forward and spoken to in an invasive manner. In common usage, accost can also refer to summon someone to speak with one, as in "Could you come over here, please? I want to speak with you.
Homophones for Accost:
- acid, acedia, agitate, agouti, aikido, azt, acute, augite, act out, as yet, actuate, act, acidity, asset, augusta, axe head, astute, acaudate, agueweed, ascot, aged, august 15, aghast, Asadha, august, acheta, Azo Dye, aesthete, 15 August 1945, ague weed, assisted, azote, assiduity, accede, aside, aught, access code, ask out, agate, axseed, ax head, assist, Agua Toad, acquit, asat, acquitted, azide, acuity, acetate, acuate, associate, acadia, august 6, acid head, azido, acid dye, actaea, associated, aguacate, acth, accused, actuated, august 1, agitated.
Hyponym for Accost:
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not paid for
- Synonyms:
- unpaid.
