accredited, adj. 1. certified, endorsed, guaranteed, vouched for, attested to.
2. sanctioned, approved, accepted, acknowledged, Inf. O.K.'d; authorized, warranted, legalized, legal, validated; licensed, qualified, commissioned,
accretion, n. 1. increase, expansion, extension, augmentation, aggrandizement; addition, increment, supplement, gain, accession, access; growth, accrual, accruement, accumulation, piling up; enlargement, amplification.
2. consolidation, solidification, fusion, conglomeration, agglomeration; cohesion, coherence, adhesion, adherence; cementation, conglutination, agglutination; aggregate, aggregation,
accrual, n. 1. accruement, accretion, accumulation, cumulation; amassing, collecting, gathering, heaping up, piling up; increase, growth, enlargement, augmentation, swelling, waxing, aggrandizement, acquirement; expansion, extension, rising, mounting up; Both Finance, maturing, maturation.
2. yield, gain, outcome, result,
accrue, v. 1. accumulate, cumulate, amass, collect, gather, heap up, pile up; increase, grow, enlarge, augment, swell, wax, aggrandize; expand, extend, advance, rise, mount up.
2. result, redound; come from, emanate from, fall from, flow from, proceed from, derive from, ensue, arise in due course; yield, gain, bring in; Both Finance. mature, fall due.
accumulate, v. 1. heap up, pile, pile up, roll up, stack up; collect, gather; assemble, mass, aggregate, bring together, congregate; amass, cumulate, agglomerate.
2. hoard, squirrel away, load up, stow away; garner, store up, stock up, lay by, lay up, lay in, Inf. stash away, reserve, set aside; save, save up, bank.
3. grow, augment, accrue, multiply; swell, enlarge, expand, extend, wax; rise, heighten, deepen.
accumulation, n. 1. heap, pile, mass, bulk, drift; hoard, store, stock, stockpile, supply, fund; treasure, holdings, savings, Inf. loot.
2. collection, amassment, assemblage; aggregation, Physical Chem. coacervation; concentration, agglomeration, conglomeration, cluster, Bot. acervation.
3. increase, growth, build-up, accretion, accruement; backlog, pile-up.
accuracy, n. 1. accurateness, exactness, exactitude, precision, preciseness; closeness, fidelity, faithfulness, conformity, accordance, agreement; rigorousness, strictness, severity, severeness; thoroughness, methodicalness, carefulness, painstakingness, exhaustiveness, minuteness, detailedness.
2. correctness, unerringness, rightness, rectitude, justness; truth, truthfulness, veracity, verity, veritableness; fact, actuality, factuality, literalness; definiteness, positiveness, absoluteness.
3. authenticity, soundness, validity, validness, integrity; flawlessness, faultlessness, perfection.
accurate, adj. 1. exact, precise, close, faithful, in conformity, in accordance or agreement; correct, unerring, Inf. on the mark, on target, Inf. right on, SI. spot on; right, just, proper; true, truthful, honest, veracious; factual, actual, literal; authentic, sound, valid; flawless, faultless, perfect, defectless, errorless.