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

That number includes adjustments for socioeconomic differences.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
This enables automatic system adjustments during major events, disturbances or shifting demand.

— Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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

Amendment is so essential to the American constitutional tradition, so methodical and so entire a conception of endurance through adaptation, that it can best be described as a philosophy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Pride and Prejudice Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden will anchor this miniseries adaptation of the iconic Jane Austen romance with Dolly Alderton onboard as screenwriter.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of adaptation

Noun

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

That is reminiscent of cigarette manufacturers intentionally modifying chemical formulations, such as adding ammonia compounds, to enhance the speed and efficiency of nicotine absorption to maintain user addiction.

— Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Spinach contains oxalate, which may affect calcium absorption and contribute to kidney stones.

— Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of absorption

Noun

That sense of propriety was partly imposed upon him by his father, who, in covering up John’s misdeed, placed an albatross around his son’s neck, demanding his conformity to a narrow sort of principle.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Anyone could guess going into this album that Erykah’s sticking points are groupthink, conformity, and phone obsession.

— Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of conformity

Noun

As part of the agreement, €3m went to Sint-Truiden, the club Suzuki spent a year at in the 2023-24 campaign before moving to Parma.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Arianespace and Amazon Leo announced Wednesday an agreement at the International Space Summit in Paris for six additional Ariane 64 launches to continue deploying the Amazon Leo constellation into low-Earth orbit.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of agreement

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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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