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present participle of acknowledge.

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acknowledging

ADJECTIVE

affirmative

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affirmatory approving positive supporting

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acquiescent affirming complying concurring confirmative confirmatory confirming consenting corroborative endorsing favorable ratifying

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dissenting negative

ADJECTIVE

responsive

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active aware compassionate conscious reactive receptive sensible sensitive susceptible sympathetic

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alive answering awake bleeding-heart forthcoming impressionable influenceable kindhearted open passionate perceptive persuadable replying respondent sensile sentient sharp softhearted susceptive tender warm warmhearted

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ignorant impassive indifferent insensitive merciless senseless unaware unconscious unfeeling unfriendly unsusceptible

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unresponsive

NOUN

agreement

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accord arrangement compliance compromise concession mediation reconciliation understanding

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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

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acceding authorizing complying concurring endorsing granting ratifying verifying

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denial difference disagreement dissension dissent fight refusal

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discord disharmony dislike dissimilarity disunity divorce hatred hostility incompatibility separation

NOUN

harmonization

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accession adjustment compatibility compliance

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accommodation accord accordance affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration arrangement assenting bargaining chime co compromise

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acceding authorizing complying

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disagreement

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antagonism discord dislike dissension hatred hostility

NOUN

recognition

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acceptance admission appreciation awareness concession perception realization respect understanding

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allowance apperception assimilation avowal cognizance confession consciousness detection discovery memory notice recall recognizance recollection recurrence remembering remembrance salute sensibility tumble

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apprehending double take high sign identifying noticing perceiving recalling verifying

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denial disagreement disbelief refusal repudiation

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forgetfulness ignorance miss

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abuse disclaimer dishonor

Example Sentences

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About two decades ago, Turner said, the healthcare industry started acknowledging the limits and risks of prescribing opioids for chronic pain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

"I don't think the terrain is as easy as it was five years ago," says Bishop Rosemarie Mallett, acknowledging the shifting political winds.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Too often, it has become a mechanism for avoiding the discomfort of acknowledging them.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

This discussion of luck’s role in investing wouldn’t be complete without acknowledging a much-underappreciated comment Benjamin Graham made near the end of his life.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Let him stay that way, the colonel decided vindictively, just to show him who was boss and to safeguard himself against any loss of dignity that might devolve from his acknowledging the omission.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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