Question

Accept verb

Synonyms: receive, believe, undertake
Antonyms: refuse, reject, defy
Which word would be the best replacement for the underlined word in this
sentence?
Jeremy could not accept that his team lost the tournament.
OA. believe
B. reject
C. undertake
D. refuse

Answer 1

Believe! You could absolutely replace the word accept in this sentence with believe and it would still make sense!

Answer 2

A. Believe

In any sentence, the best replacement for a word is its synonym (a word that means the same thing). Since believe is a synonym for accept, the sentence still makes sense. The other words listed are all antonyms (words that mean the opposite) and would therefore change the meaning of the sentence.

“Jeremy could not accept that his team lost the tournament” and “Jeremy could not believe that his team lost the tournament” have the same meaning, that Jeremy was surprised his team didn’t win.