Synonyms of acceptance

acceptance

noun

1

as in obedience

a readiness or willingness to accept or adapt to a given circumstance

She eventually reached an acceptance of her mother's sometimes challenging eccentricities.

Related Words

• obedience
• acquiescence
• compliance
• submissiveness
• deference
• receptivity
• receptiveness
• conformity
• docility
• appeasement
• compliancy
• subservience
• submission
• complaisance
• indulgence
• amiability
• amenability
• servility
• subserviency
• surrender
• obsequiousness
• compromise
• capitulation
• cooperativeness
• biddability
• friendliness
• slavishness
• rendition
• reconciliation
• capture
• sociability
• good-naturedness
• cordiality
• geniality
• humoring
• conciliation
• affability
• congeniality
• reconcilement
• relinquishment
• amicability
• cession
• submitting
• handover
• fall
• capitulating

Dissimilar Words

• resistance
• disobedience
• defiance
• hostility
• animosity
• enmity
• antipathy
• ill will
• intractability
• recalcitrance

2

as in approval

permission given to do something

They had a fancy dinner to celebrate his acceptance to Columbia University.

Related Words

• approval
• accreditation
• agreement
• confirmation
• certification
• acquiescence
• assent
• affirmation
• pass
• ratification
• approbation
• grant
• signature
• seal
• granting
• license
• tolerance
• OK
• stamp
• permit
• liberty
• consent
• imprimatur
• toleration
• patent
• concession
• permission
• clearance
• leave
• sanction
• authorization
• allowance
• warrant
• concurrence
• green light
• sufferance
• accord

Dissimilar Words

• denial
• refusal
• rejection
• revocation
• injunction
• exclusion
• suppression
• veto
• repression
• deterrence
• prohibition
• ban
• embargo
• discouragement
• interdiction
• proscription

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acceptance

Furniture acceptance is at the store’s discretion, so donors should call ahead. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

What the 78% overall rate means The 78% acceptance rate reflects the percentage of California residents who applied for first-year admission and were admitted to any of the nine campuses, not necessarily their first choice. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

This time around, instead of getting an acceptance right away, the founding team received an email from Michael Seibel, Y Combinator’s CEO at the time. — Partner Content, Variety, 28 July 2026

Hollins reports that in his second year on the Patriots roster, his life habit of walking everywhere in his bare feet has gained acceptance locally. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026