The theory will find general acceptance.
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Acceptance
//əkˈsɛp.təns//
Synonyms for "acceptance" (254 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Strong matches (76)
certificatecertificate of depositcertificationcertified checkcheckcheckbookchequechoiceclemencyclementnesscomfortcommercial papercompassioncomplaisancecompliancecomposureconcessionconcurrenceconfessionconfirmation
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connivanceconsentcontentcontentednesscontentmentcountenancecountersignaturecredencedebenturedeclarationdeferencedemand billdemand draftderivationdraftdraughtdraughtsmandraughtydue billeagernesseaseeasinesseasygoingnessembracementendorsementenduranceenlistmentenrollmententire satisfactionespousalesteemeuphoriaexchequer billfavorfavorable voteforbearanceforbearingforbearingnessfortitudefulfillmentgeneral agreementgentlenessgettinggo aheadgo-aheadgreen lighthappinesshearty assenthomagehumanenesshumanityimmissionimprimatur
Related words (127)
inaugurationinductionindulgenceinitiationinstallationinstatementintromissioninvestitureioujohn hancockkneelinglaxnesslenienceleniencylenientnesslenityletter of creditlong sufferinglong-sufferancelong-suffering
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longanimitymercifulnessmercymildnessmomoderatenessmoney ordernegotiable instrumentnodnonopposalnonoppositionnonresistancenotarizationnotenote of handobedienceobeisanceokokayordinationpaperpassagepassivenesspassivitypatiencepatience of jobpatientnesspeace of mindpermissionperseverancepitypopularitypostal orderprevalenceprofessionpromissory notepromptitudepromptnessratificationreadinessreceiptreceivalreceived meaningreceivingreceptionrecognitionreconcilementreconciliationresignationresignednessrespectrubber stampsanctionsatisfactionsealseal of approvalself-controlsight billsight draftsigilsignaturesignetsoftnessstampstamp of approvalstoicismsubjectionsubmissionsubmittalsubscriptionsufferancesupinenesssupportsweet reasonablenesstakingtendernessthe nodtime billtime drafttolerancetrade acceptancetreasury billungrudgingnessunloathnessunreluctanceusagevalidationvisavisevoguevoicevotevoucherwaiting gamewaiting it outwarm assentwarrantwelcomewell-beingwillingnessyeayea voteyielding
Noun(4 words)
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More general
15 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
6 entriesderived
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
derived from
1 entrieshas context
10 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
32 entriesShowing 16 of 32 words.
Translations
87 translations across 36 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀποδοχή noun (act of accepting)
Arabic
3 entries- قَبُول noun (act of accepting)
- قُبُول noun (act of accepting)
- قُبُول noun (act of accepting)
Bengali
1 entries- কবুল noun (act of accepting)
Bulgarian
3 entries- акцептиране noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
- приемане noun (act of accepting)
- съгласие noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
Catalan
1 entries- acceptació noun (act of accepting)
Czech
1 entries- přijetí noun (act of accepting)
Dutch
4 entries- aanvaarding noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
- acceptatie noun (act of accepting)
- acceptatie noun (state of being accepted)
- acceptatie noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
Esperanto
1 entries- akcepto noun (act of accepting)
Estonian
2 entries- heakskiitmine noun (state of being accepted)
- nõusolek noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
Finnish
4 entries- hyväksyminen noun (act of accepting)
- hyväksyntä noun (act of accepting)
- hyväksyntä noun (state of being accepted)
- hyväksyntä noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
French
4 entries- acceptation noun (act of accepting)
- acceptation noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
- acceptation noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
- adhésion noun (state of being accepted)
German
4 entries- Annahme noun (act of accepting)
- Annahme noun (state of being accepted)
- Annahme noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
- Annahme noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌼𐍄𐍃 noun (act of accepting)
Greek
1 entries- αποδοχή noun (act of accepting)
Hindi
3 entries- स्वीकारना noun (act of accepting)
- स्वीकृत noun (state of being accepted)
- स्वीकृति noun (act of accepting)
Hungarian
1 entries- elfogadás noun (act of accepting)
Indonesian
1 entries- akseptasi noun (bill of exchange when accepted)
Irish
1 entries- glacadh noun (act of accepting)
Italian
1 entries- accettazione noun (act of accepting)
Japanese
1 entries- 承諾 noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
Latin
1 entries- acceptiō noun (act of accepting)
Malay
1 entries- penerimaan noun (bill of exchange when accepted)
Malayalam
1 entries- സ്വീകാര്യത noun (act of accepting)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- pejirandin noun (act of accepting)
- qebûl kirin noun (act of accepting)
Old English
2 entries- andfang noun (act of accepting)
- andfang noun (state of being accepted)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اجابت noun (act of accepting)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- Aunnom noun (act of accepting)
- Aunnom noun (state of being accepted)
Polish
4 entries- akcept noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
- akcept noun (bill of exchange when accepted)
- akceptacja noun (act of accepting)
- akceptacja noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
Portuguese
4 entries- aceitação noun (act of accepting)
- aceitação noun (state of being accepted)
- aceitação noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
- aceite noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
Romanian
4 entries- acceptanță noun (act of accepting)
- acceptare noun (act of accepting)
- acceptare noun (state of being accepted)
- acceptare noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
Russian
4 entries- акце́пт noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
- догово́р noun (bill of exchange when accepted)
- одобре́ние noun (state of being accepted)
- получе́ние noun (act of accepting)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- saglasnost noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
Spanish
2 entries- aceptación noun (act of accepting)
- aceptación noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
Tagalog
2 entries- pagsang-ayon noun (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)
- pagtanggap noun (act of accepting)
Turkish
2 entries- akseptans noun (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)
- kabul noun (act of accepting)
Ukrainian
2 entries- прийма́ння noun (act of accepting)
- прийняття́ noun (act of accepting)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Those customs found acceptance there.
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His acceptance of the present was regarded as bribery.
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The student submitted a paper to an English-language journal, and the result was "conditional acceptance".
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