Synonyms for accost
əˈkɔst, əˈkɒstac·cost

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1. accost

   Synonyms:
   address, salute, invoke, hail, greet, stop, apostrophize, speak to, call to

   Antonyms:
   shun, avoid, elude, pass, ignore

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1. address, accost, come up toverb

   speak to someone

   Synonyms:
   cover, hook, deal, turn to, solicit, speak, direct, handle, treat, address, plow, come up to, call

2. hook, solicit, accostverb

   approach with an offer of sexual favors

   "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

   Synonyms:
   thieve, cop, hook, nobble, cabbage, romance, come up to, rob, overcharge, snitch, lift, surcharge, soak, abstract, sneak, pilfer, filch, gazump, solicit, snare, purloin, snarf, address, woo, crochet, plume, pluck, pinch, swipe, tap, knock off, addict, beg, fleece, glom, court

Matched Categories

1. • Come
   • Offer

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1. accostverb

   Synonyms:
   address, salute, greet, speak to, MAKE UP TO

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1. accostverb

   Synonyms:
   greet, address, salute, hail

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