accost (Meaning)
accost (v)
speak to someone
approach with an offer of sexual favors
accost (v. t.)
To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.
To approach; to make up to.
To speak to first; to address; to greet.
accost (v. i.)
To adjoin; to lie alongside.
accost (n.)
Address; greeting.
Synonyms & Antonyms of accost
accost Sentence Examples
- Startled, she was accosted by a stranger on the dark alley demanding directions.
- The aggressive salesperson accosted every passerby, hoping to make a quick sale.
- While walking through the crowded market, I was accosted by a street performer handing out flyers.
- The journalist was accosted by an irate interviewee who disagreed with the published article.
- Late at night, pedestrians often feel uneasy about being accosted by panhandlers.
- The security guard was trained to handle situations where visitors accosted him with complaints.
- As she left the building, the celebrity was accosted by fans seeking autographs.
- The politician was accosted by reporters seeking comments on the recent scandal.
- We were accosted by a group of activists advocating for a particular cause.
- Accosting strangers in a manner that makes them uncomfortable is not appropriate behavior.
FAQs About the word accost
speak to someone, approach with an offer of sexual favorsTo join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of., To approach; to make up to
encounter, approach,confront, front, defy, meet, face up (to), brazen, corner, dare
escape, shun,avoid, avoid, escape, evade, eschew, elude, eschew, elude
Startled, she was accosted by a stranger on the dark alley demanding directions.
The aggressive salesperson accosted every passerby, hoping to make a quick sale.
While walking through the crowded market, I was accosted by a street performer handing out flyers.
The journalist was accosted by an irate interviewee who disagreed with the published article.
