ACKNOWLEDGE Synonyms
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 | ||||||||