agreement

noun

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.

(uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.

(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.

(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.

Roots

gratusgree- · Latin · pleasing

Synonyms for agreement

accordn pactionn pactn arrangementn treatyn contractn covenantn ententen concordatn stipulationn dealn concordn settlementn consentn understandingn

Synonyms & related words for agreement

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of agreement — including accord, paction, pact, arrangement, treaty, contract. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to agreement

Explore words related to agreement — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include consentient, agreed, agreeing, recontract, precontract, contractual, negotiations, negotiated. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for agreement

Common synonyms for agreement include accord, paction, pact, arrangement, treaty, contract, covenant, entente — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does agreement come from?

The word agreement breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gree-, from Latin gratus (“pleasing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.