acceptations

noun

plural of acceptation
1
as in connotations

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2
as in agreements

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptations
  1. connotations
  2. agreements
  3. idioms
  4. concurrences
  5. expressions
  6. consents
  7. denotations
  8. accessions
Noun
  • The way words are perceived can change too, with connotations morphing from negative to positive.
    — Kirk McClure, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The way words are perceived can change too, with connotations morphing from negative to positive.
    — Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Definition of connotations
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
  • So are the licensing agreements that owners of cable channels have with cable companies.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of agreements
Noun
  • On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • The film’s look is inspired by ink wash paintings and wood blocks, moving fluidly between different visual idioms.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of idioms
Noun
  • In both her dissents and concurrences, Thomas, the court’s only other Black member and its leading proponent of originalism, has been one of her main targets.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
Definition of concurrences
Noun
  • In the bathroom mirror, Laura made the rival’s face perform different expressions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • House Republicans have been pushing to move forward on the reconciliation bill, which would be the third such effort this Congress, despite serious expressions of doubt from some key Senate Republicans.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of expressions
Noun
  • For those with an eye on the future and a mindset of settlement and creating homes for others, planning and consents are in place for 400 new beachfront properties.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • This means cost-sharing for stormwater improvements will continue to be structured by the 83/17 split for decades to come – unless GLWA consents to renegotiating the deal.
    — Nicole Van Lier, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Definition of consents
Noun
  • Controlled denotations were conducted Sunday at the site to dispose of hazardous materials, the agency said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of denotations
Noun
  • Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Definition of accessions
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