accepted

The word “accepted” means generally agreed upon, approved, or recognized as standard. In plain terms, widely agreed to be true, normal, or correct.

“Accepted” is pronounced uhk-SEHP-tihd (/əkˈsɛp.tɪd/ in IPA).

Here is “accepted” used in a sentence: “It is now an accepted fact that smoking causes cancer.”

“Accepted” is an adjective.

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

Accepted means widely recognised or agreed as standard, often through general consensus over time. Approved means formally endorsed by an authority or decision-maker. A method can be accepted practice because everyone uses it, while a plan is approved when a manager signs it off. Approval is official; acceptance is more collective and gradual.

Opposites include rejected, unconventional, disputed, controversial, or unrecognised. An accepted idea is widely agreed; a controversial one is contested. In the sense of being received, rejected is the direct opposite, as with an accepted application versus a rejected one. The best fit depends on whether you mean standard, agreed, or received.

Generally accepted means something is widely agreed upon or recognised as standard by most people in a field, even if not universally. The phrase appears in areas like generally accepted accounting principles, where it signals established, mainstream practice rather than a single official rule imposed from above.