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acknowledging

ADJECTIVE
affirmative
Synonyms
STRONG
affirmatory approving positive supporting
WEAK
acquiescent affirming complying concurring confirmative confirmatory confirming consenting corroborative endorsing favorable ratifying
Antonyms
WEAK
dissenting negative
ADJECTIVE
responsive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
active aware compassionate conscious reactive receptive sensible sensitive susceptible sympathetic
WEAK
alive answering awake bleeding-heart forthcoming impressionable influenceable kindhearted open passionate perceptive persuadable replying respondent sensile sentient sharp softhearted susceptive tender warm warmhearted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant impassive indifferent insensitive merciless senseless unaware unconscious unfeeling unfriendly unsusceptible
WEAK
unresponsive
NOUN
agreement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accord arrangement compliance compromise concession mediation reconciliation understanding
STRONG
accession accommodation accordance adjustment affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration assenting bargaining compatibility concert concord concordance conformity congruity consistency correspondence harmony similarity suitableness sympathy union unison verification
WEAK
acceding authorizing complying concurring endorsing granting ratifying verifying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial difference disagreement dissension dissent fight refusal
STRONG
discord disharmony dislike dissimilarity disunity divorce hatred hostility incompatibility separation
NOUN
harmonization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accession adjustment compatibility compliance
STRONG
accommodation accord accordance affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration arrangement assenting bargaining chime co compromise
WEAK
acceding authorizing complying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement
STRONG
antagonism discord dislike dissension hatred hostility
NOUN
recognition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance admission appreciation awareness concession perception realization respect understanding
STRONG
allowance apperception assimilation avowal cognizance confession consciousness detection discovery memory notice recall recognizance recollection recurrence remembering remembrance salute sensibility tumble
WEAK
apprehending double take high sign identifying noticing perceiving recalling verifying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial disagreement disbelief refusal repudiation
STRONG
forgetfulness ignorance miss
WEAK
abuse disclaimer dishonor

Example Sentences

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Acknowledging that his approach to the issue was starkly different from Trump's, Petro said "there are undoubtedly different ways of viewing the problem".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Acknowledging his inclusion in this bunch, Klarman commented that value investors like Buffett are a “quirky breed,” often obsessed with stamp or coin collecting at a young age.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

Acknowledging we have a male loneliness crisis is treacherous business.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

Acknowledging the "terrible tragedy", BHP maintained that a compensation agreement it reached last year in Brazil -- worth around $31 billion -- provided a resolution.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Acknowledging defeat, thousands of the strikers, whose ranks at one point had swollen to more than seventy-five thousand, returned to work.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler