Synonyms of acknowledges

acknowledges

verb

present tense third-person singular of acknowledge

as in admits

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

finally had to acknowledge that she'd outgrown her favorite jacket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admits
• confesses
• concedes
• agrees
• announces
• recognizes
• reveals
• discloses
• grants
• confirms
• allows
• owns (up to)
• tells
• accepts
• affirms
• says
• declares
• proclaims
• professes
• fesses (up)
• informs
• comes clean (about)
• warns
• publishes
• communicates
• exposes
• imparts
• avows
• betrays
• unloads
• unveils
• yields
• divulges
• unburdens
• spills
• whispers
• talks
• tips (off)
• breathes
• broadcasts
• disburdens
• leaks
• gives away
• squeals
• tattles
• breaks
• blabs
• rats
• wises (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• disclaims
• disavows
• contradicts
• disallows
• negates
• rejects
• refutes
• disputes
• repudiates
• covers (up)
• disowns
• conceals
• rebuts
• obscures
• hides
• kids (oneself)
• negatives
• gainsays
• veils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acknowledges

The memo acknowledges that the program, including the example references, were previously approved by the Administration for Children and Families, the department within HHS that administers the grant, but says the approval was incorrect. —Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025

The genocide allegation also rests on claims that Israel intentionally targeted civilians, but the study acknowledges civilian deaths while finding no evidence of a systematic policy of massacre. —Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025

User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. —Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

The collaboration represents a significant step for Das, who acknowledges the learning curve involved in theatrical production. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025

Keith acknowledges that some references may resonate more with film enthusiasts at the New York Film Festival than attendees at NYFW, but that layered quality is intentional. —Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025

The Eagles great – Westbrook spent nine seasons in Philadelphia as one of the top running backs in the NFL during the 2000’s – acknowledges that the organization has taken the right approach towards repeating as Super Bowl champions. —Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

But that friend, a first-year student from Canada, acknowledges the future of Harvard’s foreign scholars is not entirely out of their minds. —Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025

Baron acknowledges that such hopes might one day be viewed as Lowellian naïveté. —Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025