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acknowledges

VERB

verbally recognize authority

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree defend endorse recognize support

STRONG

accede acquiesce allow approve certify grant own ratify uphold yield

WEAK

attest to defer to subscribe to take an oath

Antonyms

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contradict decline deny disagree disapprove dispute oppose protest refuse reject renounce

STRONG

condemn disallow disavow invalidate veto

WEAK

abjure disregard forswear ignore repudiate

VERB

admit truth or reality of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept concede confess declare profess recognize

STRONG

accede acquiesce allow avow crack grant own yield

WEAK

come clean come out of closet cop a plea fess up get off chest let on open up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny disagree disavow dispute hide refuse reject repudiate

STRONG

condemn disallow disapprove protest veto

WEAK

abjure contradict disregard forswear ignore renounce

VERB

verbally recognize receipt of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address answer hail notice reply respond

STRONG

greet react remark return salute thank

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ask ignore overlook question request slight

WEAK

abjure contradict disavow disregard forswear refuse renounce repudiate

Example Sentences

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In Benidorm, as he ponders what looks likely to be another record-breaking summer for Spain, Fede Fuster acknowledges the backlash against his sector.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Exhibition text here acknowledges the impact of Japanese colonialism on modern Korean painting, but the story stays with the artists, showing how they built internal support networks to define Korean modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Barrera acknowledges that this support made the difference in his leap ahead of other strong Democratic candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Taylor acknowledges that heteropessimism, a term used by Asa Seresin in a 2019 piece in The New Inquiry, isn’t the same as actually denying or refusing to engage with heterosexuality.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

“This place must seem silly to you,” he acknowledges, watching her gaze up at the walls.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri