received

The word “received” means widely accepted as true or standard. In plain terms, generally accepted, often without much question.

“Received” is pronounced rih-SEEVD (/ɹɪˈsiːvd/ in IPA).

Here is “received” used in a sentence: “It was received wisdom that the strategy would never work — until it did.”

“Received” is an adjective.

“Received” is a very common word in modern English.

'Received wisdom' is the set of ideas most people accept as true simply because they are widely held and passed along. It carries a slightly sceptical tone, hinting that such accepted views deserve questioning rather than automatic trust. Here 'received' means handed down and generally accepted, not necessarily proven correct.

Received Pronunciation, or RP, is the accent traditionally regarded as the standard, 'proper' form of British English, historically linked with education and the BBC. The word 'received' here means widely accepted as correct or standard. It is one accent among many, not inherently better, though long treated as a prestige norm.

As adjectives they are close, but 'received' carries a sense of being handed down and long-established — received ideas come with tradition behind them. 'Accepted' simply means agreed upon or acknowledged as true, without that inherited weight. Received views are accepted, but they also imply something passed down over time.