ACCULTURATION Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

acculturation

noun

Definition of acculturation

as in adjustment

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Recent Examples of acculturation Other tribes—typically large ones with substantial diasporas—have also been cleaning their enrollment records, less to hoard money than to mitigate tribal anxieties about acculturation. — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 How Culture Plays a Role In immigrant families—especially in the Asian American community—acculturation levels can influence parenting styles. — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025 When deciding where to pour advertising dollars, Democrats must dig in and understand that Latino media habits often are driven by age and acculturation. — Sylvia Salazar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 This daily traffic encouraged some acculturation to English tastes and ways of life. — Renaud Morieux, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2015 See All Example Sentences for acculturation

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Noun

Make adjustments Before turning the ponytail into a bun, hairstylist Taylor Carter recommends preparing it for volume.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
Later, the Moon opposes Uranus in your 12th House of Rest and Hidden Stress, so a schedule change, body signal, or private realization may ask for adjustment.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjustment

Noun

The plot moves in accordance with how characters evolve in their relationships — and Hal’s actions often inform the drama’s larger crises.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
In Germany, teams are run in accordance with what is known as the 50+1 rule.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of accordance

Noun

The filmmaker Lucas Ansel picked up on this fact, and ran with it, creating a stop-motion-animation adaptation of the classic Shouts, which describes a bit of a monkey’s-paw situation, involving a hard-of-hearing genie in a bathroom, naturally.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
The market traces its origins to the Tokyo Story Market, a dedicated service for screen adaptation rights covering Japanese manga and novels, which launched at TIFFCOM in 2023.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of adaptation

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While the exit could be multi-factorial, what is known is that congruence isn't judged in a single moment.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Particularly in gender-affirming care, however, reduction of the laryngeal prominence can improve psychological well-being and body congruence for some patients.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of congruence

Noun

When your braking system is working optimally, much of the shock absorption happens in the larger posterior chain muscles of the back of your body — specifically your lower back, glutes, hamstrings and calves.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Certain supplements do not mix well, blocking each other’s absorption, or refusing to absorb at all if too much (or too little) of a certain food is present in your stomach.

— Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of absorption

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Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Such requirements can make conversations about significant moral issues – even controversial ones, like the morality of Mangione’s actions – little more than demands for conformity.

— Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of conformity

Noun

The agreement Hansen describes would be a much larger legal matter than a standard screening NDA, and would not be asked of other individuals screening the film — including press and third-party marketing agencies.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Other notable laws passed this legislative session included a ban on 287(g) agreements and the Maryland Community Trust Act.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of agreement

Noun

Explain how the agent takes in tasks and context and how the output is measured against definable tolerances (targets, conformances and limits).

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
That said, the final plat is in substantial conformance with the previous proposals, Latinovic said.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026

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