Synonyms of acknowledgment

acknowledgment

noun

ik-ˈnä-lij-mənt 

variants or acknowledgement

1

as in commendation

a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed

an acknowledgment to the food committee for the delicious refreshments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commendation
• award
• medal
• mention
• citation
• prize
• tribute
• honor
• ribbon
• decoration
• dedication
• accolade
• kudo

2

as in admission

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

• admission
• confession
• insistence
• assertion
• declaration
• avowal
• claim
• concession
• confirmation
• affirmation
• apology
• self-confession
• revelation
• disclosure
• announcement
• fault
• proclamation
• allowance
• betrayal
• profession
• pronouncement
• self-betrayal
• self-reproach
• responsibility
• self-accusation
• contrition
• repentance
• regret
• self-revelation
• remorse
• self-recrimination
• penitence
• divulgence
• self-incrimination
• blame
• giveaway
• hand-wringing
• avouchment
• contriteness
• rue
• remorsefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowal
• denial
• rejection
• repudiation
• disclaimer
• recantation
• disallowance
• nonadmission
• renouncement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acknowledgment

Mets players began wearing NYPD and FDNY hats that day to honor the first responders, an acknowledgement that stemmed from Zeile trading caps with a police officer during a visit to Ground Zero. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Sep. 2026

The only acknowledgment of what Andonovski brought to the club over 2 1/2 seasons came from its own players and some technical staffers. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

What remains is whether your program acknowledges it before or after an incident forces the acknowledgment for you. — Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

One factor contributing the repair delays – but unmentioned by the GAO report – is acknowledgement that the Washington shipyard at Bremerton on Puget Sound is built on a fault line and four of its dry docks are inoperable following an earthquake. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026