Synonyms for

Accounted

Verb / ʌˈkaʊntɪd / / ʌˈkaʊnʌd / Another word for accounted — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to consider or regard in a specified way; to give an explanation for something

Synonyms & similar words

account calculate answerfor report describe considered reckoned estimated judged explained interpreted attributed credited assigned imputed ascribed charged blamed excused justified

Synonyms by register

Formal

explained justified attributed considered

Informal

explained figured out taken into account

Literary

reckoned numbered

Antonyms

unaccounted unreported unrecorded unacknowledged ignored overlooked

Common collocations

  • fully accounted for
  • accounted for the cost
  • accounted for the discrepancy
  • accounted for the success
  • accounted for the damage
  • accounted for the time
  • accounted for the variables

Word family

noun account
verb account
adjective accountable
adverb accountably

Usage note

Often used in the passive voice, as in 'all expenses were accounted for'. Can also mean 'considered' or 'explained'.

Example sentences

  1. I accounted for all the money I spent on my trip.
  2. The company accounted for all the expenses in their financial report.
  3. The witness's testimony accounted for the suspect's whereabouts during the crime.
  4. The teacher accounted for the missing homework by giving the student an extension.
  5. She accounted for her lateness by explaining that there was heavy traffic on the road.

Quotes

  • The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions, the little, soon-forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. - Martin Luther King Jr.
  • It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. - Henry David Thoreau

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