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accordant

/əˈkɔrdnt/
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Other forms: accordantly

Definitions of accordant
  1. adjective
    being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'
    “"a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy”
    synonyms:
    according
    (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
    agreeable
    prepared to agree or consent
    concordant, concurring
    being of the same opinion
    consensual
    existing by consent
    consentaneous, consentient, unanimous
    in complete agreement
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    antonyms:
    discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
    at variance, discrepant, dissonant
    not in accord
    dissentious, divisive, factional, factious
    dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
  2. adjective
    in keeping
    consistent
    (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
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