Definitions

acceptance

[ak-sep-tuhns, ik-] / ækˈsɛp təns, ɪk- /

NOUN

agreement, taking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledgment admission approval compliance consent cooperation recognition

STRONG

acquiring assent getting go ahead nod okay permission receipt reception undertaking yes

WEAK

accepting gaining green light obtaining receiving securing taking on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval dissension opposition refusal

STRONG

veto

WEAK

disbelief dissent

NOUN

belief in goodness of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accession acknowledgment admission adoption affirmation agreement approval concession recognition

STRONG

acquiescence approbation assent concurrence favor

WEAK

accedence seal of approval

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement refusal rejection repudiation

WEAK

disbelief dissent

Example Sentences

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For Moscow as well, wider acceptance of the SJ-100 would prove that they could make a civil aircraft without western technology.

From BBC

Jimmy Kimmel said he was surprised to win best talk series, before unravelling a comically long written acceptance speech.

From BBC

Hollywood took note of actress Frances McDormand’s 2018 Oscar acceptance speech calling for an “inclusion rider” to demand diversity in casting and crew.

From The Wall Street Journal

Somaliland gambled that Western goodwill is the key to global acceptance and long-term survival.

From The Wall Street Journal

My acceptance of who I am has got even greater since I released it.

From BBC

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