acceptation

The word “acceptation” has 4 syllables: ac-cep-ta-tion

It's pronounced as /ˌæksɛpˈteɪʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for acceptation?

In the thesaurus, “acceptation” has 57 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for acceptation along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for acceptation

Antonyms for acceptation

  • censure
  • condemnation
  • criticism
  • denunciation
  • deprecation
  • depreciation
  • disapprobation
  • disapproval
  • disfavor
  • dislike
  • disparagement
  • dissatisfaction
  • opprobrium
  • refusal
  • rejection
  • reprehension
  • reproach
  • reprobation
  • repudiation

Meanings of acceptation

  • noun
    1. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
    2. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
    3. Ready belief.

Example Sentences

  • The acceptation of the term has evolved significantly over the centuries.
  • In its broadest acceptation, the concept includes various interpretations and nuances.
  • The acceptation of the proposal by the committee was met with enthusiasm.
  • Understanding the acceptation of this phrase is crucial for proper translation.
  • The scholarly article explored the historical acceptation of the word in different cultures.

On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to acceptation, such as: OK, accession, address, agreement, approbation, approval, archaism.

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Related Words

OK

okay

ratification

favor

  • abet
  • accept
  • acceptation
  • accession
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • accommodate
  • accommodation
  • accord
  • account
  • admiration
  • admire
  • adoration
  • adore
  • adulation
  • advance
  • advantage
  • advocate
  • affection
  • agreement
  • aid
  • amazement
  • appease
  • appetite
  • applaud
  • appreciate
  • appreciation
  • approbate
  • approbation
  • approval
  • approve
  • assent
  • assist
  • assistance
  • attachment
  • attend
  • award
  • awe
  • back
  • backing
  • bandwagon
  • be in favor of
  • be partial to
  • be the image of
  • be the picture of
  • bear
  • befriend
  • benediction
  • benefit
  • benevolence
  • benignity
  • bent
  • bequeath
  • bias
  • bless
  • blessing
  • boom
  • boon
  • buck for
  • cachet
  • champion
  • championship
  • chauvinism
  • cherish
  • choose
  • clean bill of health
  • clothe
  • coddle
  • comfort
  • commend
  • compliment
  • conciliate
  • concurrence
  • consent
  • consideration
  • cooperation
  • countenance
  • courtesy
  • cover
  • covet
  • crave
  • craving
  • craze
  • cronyism
  • cull
  • deference
  • delight
  • desire
  • devotion
  • dig
  • dispensation
  • do a kindness
  • do right by
  • empower
  • enable
  • encourage
  • encouragement
  • endorse
  • endorsement
  • endow
  • endue
  • endure
  • enhance
  • enjoy
  • enjoyment
  • enrich
  • enthusiasm
  • equip
  • esteem
  • estimation
  • eulogize
  • facilitate
  • fad
  • fame
  • fancy
  • fashionability
  • fashionableness
  • favoritism
  • feature
  • fervor
  • finalization
  • flash on
  • fondness
  • for
  • formalization
  • friendliness
  • further
  • gift
  • gladden
  • go for
  • go in for
  • godsend
  • good turn
  • good will
  • goodwill
  • grace
  • grant
  • gratify
  • gusto
  • handpick
  • hankering
  • heighten
  • help
  • hero worship
  • hold with
  • homage
  • homologation
  • honor
  • hotness
  • humor
  • idolatry
  • imprimatur
  • inclination
  • incline
  • indorsement
  • indue
  • indulge
  • indulgence
  • infatuation
  • interest
  • invest
  • kindness
  • largess
  • laud
  • lean toward
  • leaning
  • liberty
  • licence
  • license
  • like
  • liking
  • lionization
  • longing
  • look up to
  • love
  • love affair
  • make exception
  • manna
  • mercy
  • mode
  • modishness
  • mollify
  • mollycoddle
  • name
  • nepotism
  • nod
  • nonobjectivity
  • notoriety
  • oblige
  • obligement
  • ok
  • okay
  • one-sidedness
  • opt for
  • pacify
  • palate
  • pamper
  • parti pris
  • partiality
  • partisanship
  • passion
  • pat on the back
  • patronage
  • patronize
  • penchant
  • pick
  • placate
  • play favorites
  • please
  • ply
  • popularity
  • praise
  • preconception
  • predilection
  • predisposition
  • prefer
  • preference
  • prejudgment
  • prejudice
  • prepossession
  • present
  • privilege
  • prize
  • proclivity
  • prominence
  • promote
  • propensity
  • props
  • provide
  • pull strings
  • rage
  • ratification
  • recommend
  • regard
  • regard highly
  • relieve
  • relish
  • renown
  • resemble
  • respect
  • reverence
  • root for
  • rubber stamp
  • salute
  • sanction
  • satisfaction
  • satisfy
  • select
  • self-opinionatedness
  • self-partiality
  • service
  • shine
  • show consideration
  • side with
  • simulate
  • single out
  • smile upon
  • spare
  • spoil
  • stand by
  • style
  • succor
  • supply
  • support
  • sustain
  • take
  • take a liking to
  • take a shine to
  • take after
  • take kindly to
  • take to
  • taste
  • tendency
  • tendentiousness
  • think well of
  • thirst
  • thumbs-up
  • tilt toward
  • token
  • tolerate
  • tooth
  • treasure
  • treat well
  • trend
  • turn
  • uphold
  • use
  • value
  • veneration
  • vogue
  • voguishness
  • vote
  • waiver
  • want
  • weakness
  • will
  • wonder
  • wonderment
  • worship
  • yen

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