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- [ak-sep-tuh ns]
- /ækˈsɛp təns/
- /əkˈsep.təns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ak-sep-tuh ns]
- /ækˈsɛp təns/
Definitions of acceptance word
- variable noun acceptance Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it. 3
- uncountable noun acceptance If there is acceptance of an idea, most people believe or agree that it is true. 3
- uncountable noun acceptance Your acceptance of a situation, especially an unpleasant or difficult one, is an attitude or feeling that you cannot change it and that you must get used to it. 3
- uncountable noun acceptance If there is acceptance of a new product, people start to like it and get used to it. 3
- uncountable noun acceptance Acceptance of someone into a group means beginning to think of them as part of the group and to act in a friendly way towards them. 3
- noun acceptance the act of accepting or the state of being accepted or acceptable 3
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Origin of acceptance
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; accept + -ance
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Parts of speech for Acceptance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acceptance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for acceptance
noun acceptance
- acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- cooperation — joint operation or action
Antonyms for acceptance
noun acceptance
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- dissension — strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
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