accordance
State of harmony
Accordance appears almost exclusively in the phrase in accordance with, meaning in agreement or conformity with something: The work was completed in accordance with the contract.
The phrase is formal, common in legal and bureaucratic contexts.
Outside this fixed phrase, accordance is rare.
Adherence to norms
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- observanceKeeping of customs
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- obedienceCompliance with authority
alignment · keeping · following · respect · deference · submission · acquiescence · heeding
Mutual agreement, peaceful relations
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
congruence · compatibility · consonance · conformity · alignment · match · concurrence · unanimity
Act of granting something
- conferralAct of granting formally
- awardingConferring an honor
- givingTransferring to another
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
allocation · allotment · assignment · dispensation · endowment · presentation · grant · entitlement
conformity
Adherence to norms
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- observanceKeeping of customs
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
obedience · alignment · keeping · following · respect · deference · submission · acquiescence · heeding · honoring
concord
Mutual agreement, peaceful relations
correspondence · congruence · compatibility · consonance · conformity · alignment · match · concurrence · unanimity · understanding
bestowal
Act of granting something
provision · allocation · allotment · assignment · dispensation · endowment · presentation · grant · entitlement · issuance
accordancediscord
Lack of agreement
disagreement · discordance · conflict · disharmony · dissonance
accordanceviolation
Breaking of rules
noncompliance · nonconformity · deviance · breach · defiance
- in accordance withConforming to guidelines