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ACKNOWLEDGE Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word acknowledge. (exact relations)
There are 28 hypernyms of the word acknowledge. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for ACKNOWLEDGE

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recognize
verbv
verb

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• detect with the senses

• perceive to be the same

• grant credentials to

• express greetings upon meeting someone

• express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

• exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

• show approval or appreciation of

admit
verbv
verb

• declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

• allow to enter; grant entry to

• allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of

• admit into a group or community

• afford possibility

• give access or entrance to

• have room for; hold without crowding

• serve as a means of entrance

allow
verbv
verb

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• let have

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

• afford possibility

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• grant as a discount or in exchange

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

concede
verb, nounv, n
verb

• admit (to a wrongdoing)

• be willing to concede

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• acknowledge defeat

confess
verbv
verb

• confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

• admit (to a wrongdoing)

• confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

accept
verbv
verb

• consider or hold as true

• receive willingly something given or offered

• give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

• react favorably to; consider right and proper

• admit into a group or community

• take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

• tolerate or accommodate oneself to

• be designed to hold or take

• receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

• make use of or accept for some purpose

• be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

appreciate
verbv
verb

• recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

• be fully aware of; realize fully

• hold dear

• gain in value

• increase the value of

confirm
verbv
verb

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• strengthen or make more firm

• make more firm

• support a person for a position

• administer the rite of confirmation to

endorse
verbv
verb

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

grant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

perceive
verbv
verb

• to become aware of through the senses

• become conscious of

realize
verbv
verb

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

• make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• convert into cash; of goods and property

• expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

understand
verbv
verb

• know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

• make sense of a language

• believe to be the case

• be understanding of

validate
verbv
verb

• declare or make legally valid

• prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

• give evidence for

• make valid or confirm the validity of

recognise
verbv
verb

• show approval or appreciation of

• grant credentials to

• detect with the senses

• express greetings upon meeting someone

• express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• perceive to be the same

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

avow
verbv
verb

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

know
verbv
noun

• the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

verb

• be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

• know how to do or perform something

• be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object

• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

• have fixed in the mind

• have sexual intercourse with

• know the nature or character of

• be able to distinguish, recognize as being different

• perceive as familiar

notice
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an announcement containing information about an event

• the act of noticing or paying attention

• a request for payment

• advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract

• a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

• polite or favorable attention

• a short critical review

verb

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• notice or perceive

• make or write a comment on

• express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with

own
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

verb

• have ownership or possession of

proclaim
verbv
verb

• declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

• state or announce

• affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

• praise, glorify, or honor

Best Hypernyms For ACKNOWLEDGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for acknowledge, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (24)
accept adjudge admit affirm appreciate certify communicate confirm declare discern endorse grasp hold know pass perceive react realize recognize respond substantiate thank understand validate
Phrases (4)
give thankspass alongpass onput across

Alternatives for RECOGNIZE

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