Synonyms of acknowledging

acknowledging

verb

present participle of acknowledge

as in admitting

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitting
• confessing
• conceding
• agreeing
• granting
• announcing
• recognizing
• disclosing
• revealing
• allowing
• confirming
• telling
• owning (up to)
• accepting
• affirming
• saying
• declaring
• coming clean (about)
• proclaiming
• fessing (up)
• unloading
• informing
• communicating
• talking
• professing
• publishing
• exposing
• warning
• yielding
• imparting
• betraying
• avowing
• spilling
• broadcasting
• whispering
• unburdening
• divulging
• breathing
• disburdening
• leaking
• unveiling
• tipping (off)
• squealing
• giving away
• breaking
• blabbing
• tattling
• ratting
• wising (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• disallowing
• rejecting
• contradicting
• negating
• disputing
• refuting
• repudiating
• concealing
• disowning
• covering (up)
• rebutting
• hiding
• obscuring
• negativing
• veiling
• kidding (oneself)
• gainsaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acknowledging

The actor said the film was deliberately kept short, acknowledging that today's audiences may not have the patience to sit through a lengthy saga. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Recognizing, acknowledging and working to rectify, wherever possible, the moral blindspots, inequities and shortfalls of the past is not hatred for our nation, as some suggest. — James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Neither party got into the specifics of their agreement, acknowledging only that the multi-year deal extends beyond the Olympics. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

At Wednesday’s hearing, Paul described Niembro as the most culpable of the four defendants and Ramirez as second, while acknowledging that Ramirez’s cooperation justified a significantly shorter sentence. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

But for years, there was nothing acknowledging Ballyshannon as the birthplace of Rory Gallagher, until 2000, when the local hospital Rory was born in decided to put up a plaque acknowledging it as Rory’s birth site. — Ed Christman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026

The company has already told Dentistry IQ the issue was isolated to one batch, which gives it cover to resume without acknowledging a design flaw. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Paradoxically, this kind of cognitive dissonance is possible precisely because of the saturation of public awareness with this knowledge and the hefty costs of acknowledging it. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Lee then paused all executions after acknowledging the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026