verb · Medium SAT word

    Accost

    approach aggressively

    Accost in a sentence

    The angry stranger will accost him on the street.

    Synonyms for accost

    • confront
    • approach
    • address

    Antonyms for accost

    • avoid
    • ignore
    • retreat

    Practice accost on real SAT questions

    Vocabulary like accost appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.

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