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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West didn’t just embody feminist fat acceptance; she made it cool and brought it to the masses.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

"When I got my acceptance letter, I was like, 'oh my gosh, is this actually happening?'"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

However, the follow-up replication studies struggled to gain acceptance from those same journals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

That endless abundance wasn’t so endless—once the cry of extreme outliers—gained wide acceptance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

And Samar, every spring night, reminded me there is beauty in stillness and grace in acceptance.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate