acceptation

noun

Definition of acceptationnext
1
as in connotation

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as in consent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptation
  1. connotation
  2. consent
  3. idiom
  4. assent
  5. expression
  6. agreement
  7. denotation
  8. accession
Noun
  • The designation carries strong pejorative connotations in the country and can bring additional government scrutiny.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The participants were first shown a series of pictures, with either happy connotations like ones of kittens and flowers, or unhappy connotations, like images of animal mistreatment or theft.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of connotation
Noun
  • The judge said that Brand removing the condom and ejaculating inside the victim without her consent were aggravating factors in his sentencing decision.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Most are clear-eyed about how any deal cannot simply be imposed on Ukraine - or Europe – without their consent.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of consent
Noun
  • To borrow from a more crude idiom, the Knicks need to shoot or get off the free throw line.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Its palette is broad, moving from comic to straight rap, from Cab Calloway swing to Beyoncé-style ballads, each idiom chosen for its dramatic purpose.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of idiom
Noun
  • For those unfamiliar with Fielder’s career or filmmaking approach, his assent to award season hopeful — even frontrunner — has felt like welcoming a strange alien to a planet inhabited by the slick Hollywood establishment.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout our conversation, in fact, the pair chuckles, nods along to each other’s answers, interjects sounds of assent.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of assent
Noun
  • According to the company, AlphaGenome 2 identifies nearly twice as many variants that can change gene expression in cells than its previous state-of-the-art model.
    — Robert Hart, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
  • But what’s the strange expression on Thraîn’s face as his brother hugs him?
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of expression
Noun
  • The talks produced no major breakthrough, aside from an agreement to swap a large number of prisoners, with the exact figure still to be announced.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The latest diplomatic developments also included progress toward giving European representatives a place in future negotiations, an issue Kyiv has repeatedly said is essential to any lasting peace agreement.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of agreement
Noun
  • The 7x2 and 9x4 designations are a denotation of the rockets' engine configurations.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed during the denotation on July 19 at Erbil Air Base.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of denotation
Noun
  • Within a week of the new imam’s accession, elements of the military, supported by a variety of political organizations, staged a coup and declared the foundation of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen).
    — Manfred W. Wenner, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Since Charles’ accession in 2022, several Commonwealth realms have renewed discussions about becoming republics.
    — Brooke N. Newman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of accession
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“Acceptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptation. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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