Synonyms for agreement
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Pact — rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently…
pact, consent, concord, concurrence, compliance, unanimity, unison, accordance, concordance, harmony, conformity, union, consonance formal, acquiescence, reconciliation, assent, sympathy, keeping, concert, unity, congruence, coherence
2. Pleasantness — an agreeable quality
Other
accord, treaty, contract, covenant, settlement, arrangement, convention, consensus, deal, compromise, stipulation, bargain
Definitions
- n. 1
Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
- n. 2
An agreeable quality.
Forms
- Plural
- agreements → pacts, consents, concords, concurrences…
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A consideration, or compensation, is essential to convert an agreement into a contract. A bargain is a mutual agreement for an exchange of values, without the formality of a contract.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- consent How dare you marry my daughter without my consent?
- pact Do Algeria and Tunisia need a mutual defense pact?
- concord Where there is concord, there is always victory.
- contract He was made to sign the contract against his will.
- treaty It seemed clear the Senate would reject the treaty.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| agreement | falling | |
| consent | falling | |
| pact | steady | |
| concord | steady | |
| concurrence | falling | |
| contract | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- deal1, pact1
- 5 letters
- union2, unity3
- 6 letters
- treaty2, accord2, unison3, assent2
- 7 letters
- keeping2, concert2, consent2, harmony3, bargain2, concord2, amenity4
- 8 letters
- contract2, sympathy3, covenant3, niceness2
- 9 letters
- consensus3, coherence3, unanimity5
- 10 letters
- settlement3, convention3, compliance3, compromise3, accordance3, conformity4, congruence3, consonance
- 11 letters
- arrangement3, stipulation4, concurrence3, concordance
- 12 letters
- acquiescence4, pleasantness
- 14 letters
- reconciliation6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).