Synonyms of acknowledgments

acknowledgments

noun

variants or acknowledgements

plural of acknowledgment

1

as in commendations

a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed

an acknowledgment to the food committee for the delicious refreshments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commendations
• awards
• citations
• mentions
• medals
• prizes
• ribbons
• tributes
• decorations
• accolades
• dedications
• honors
• kudos

2

as in admissions

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself

a surprising acknowledgment that he had been faking his injury in order to scam the insurance company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admissions
• confessions
• insistences
• assertions
• avowals
• declarations
• claims
• confirmations
• concessions
• apologies
• self-confessions
• affirmations
• disclosures
• revelations
• faults
• announcements
• proclamations
• betrayals
• allowances
• self-reproaches
• pronouncements
• professions
• repentances
• regrets
• responsibilities
• self-revelations
• self-accusations
• self-recriminations
• giveaways
• remorses
• contritions
• self-betrayals
• divulgences
• avouchments
• self-incriminations
• penitences
• hand-wringings
• rues
• blames

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowals
• denials
• disclaimers
• rejections
• repudiations
• recantations
• disallowances
• nonadmissions
• renouncements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acknowledgments

In her acknowledgments, Jacobsen pauses to remind her readers that her tale’s painstaking realism is just a literary device. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

The first hearing began with a YouTube-style mashup of Hartig giving land acknowledgements. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Amid all that drama, Dunham also gave Swift a special heartfelt shout-out in the acknowledgements section of her book. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

The silliness of that aspect of the story is baked into this interpretation, with several very meta acknowledgments. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

The credits, in which only three men’s names are listed alongside a handful of acknowledgments, elicited laughter throughout the theater. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026

These acknowledgments typically give specific details about how the tool was used, including directly crediting them for methods and discoveries where appropriate. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026

Research on workplace relationships shows that these small acknowledgments build what researchers call relational energy, the sense of vitality that emerges from quality interactions. — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

Advertisement Students can reference these agreements throughout the year, including during daily acknowledgments and apologies at the end of the school day. — Deborah Kenny, Time, 20 Apr. 2026