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 way words are perceived can change too, with connotations morphing from negative to positive.
    — Kirk McClure, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The Benefits of Downsizing Your Home and Belongings Downsizing doesn’t have to carry a negative connotation.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026
Definition of connotation
Noun
  • Last week, Meta paused a new AI tool to generate images based on public Instagram accounts after users complained that people’s likeness could be used without their consent.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Racicot said Platner showed up at her door while inebriated and had sex with her without her consent.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of consent
Noun
  • Please put on your batteries — a Mexican Spanish idiom that means to cowboy up.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Rooms are comfortable and in the same white idiom, often with jet-black bathrooms; some are duplexes with high ceilings and large windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of idiom
Noun
  • The mother colony did not assent.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • In April 2024 Togo’s National Assembly approved a new constitution that, pending presidential assent, would change the country’s form of government from a presidential to parliamentary system.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 June 2026
Definition of assent
Noun
  • Concerns for free expression Tyler Coward, the lead counsel for government affairs at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a free-speech advocacy group, said Legislature was treating certain ideas as inherently suspect.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • And that’s to say nothing of the very real threats to free expression coming from Republicans at every level of government right now.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of expression
Noun
  • The cities can either fight the lawsuits in court or reach agreements with the state that set court-enforceable deadlines for updating their housing elements.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Jorge León, senior vice president at Rystad Energy, wrote in a note on Friday that a limited agreement between Washington and Tehran remained the firm's base case scenario, though confidence in that outcome had weakened.
    — Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of agreement
Noun
  • Controlled denotations were conducted Sunday at the site to dispose of hazardous materials, the agency said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
  • How much control, at this point, the subcommittee can exert over emoji denotation and connotation isn’t clear.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
Definition of denotation
Noun
  • In recent years, Turkey has played a spoiler within NATO, slowing down the accession of Sweden and Finland in 2023 and 2024.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2026
  • Those years included major events including Prince Philip’s death in 2021, Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee festivities and her death months later in 2022, King Charles’ accession to the throne and later coronation in 2023.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of accession
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