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recognition

[rek-uhg-nish-uhn] / ˌrɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən /
NOUN
identification, acknowledgment
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
acknowledging 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
NOUN
appreciation given
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance acknowledgment approval attention credit esteem gratitude honor
STRONG
greeting notice plum puff rave regard renown salute strokes
WEAK
pat on back pat on head puffing up pumping up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproval disbelief dishonor disregard disrespect ill repute refusal
STRONG
ignorance neglect
WEAK
abuse disclaimer forgetfulness

Example Sentences

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This is not a critique; it’s simply a recognition: that the food of that time was built for a different purpose.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Beyond these leaders, however, many Chinese brands have limited or minimal brand recognition, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Many AI systems rely heavily on matrix multiplication, a mathematical operation used in tasks like image recognition and language processing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The group achieved global recognition after US star Paul Simon recruited them to sing on the multi-million-selling album Graceland.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The delayed recognition of the gene as the answer to the central problem of biology had a strange consequence: genetics had to be reconciled with other major fields of biology as an afterthought.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee