ASSIMILATION Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

assimilation

noun

Definition of assimilation

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the act or process of learning or gaining understanding The dog's rapid assimilation of new tricks pleased his owners.

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as in integration

the act or an instance of fitting in or conforming Their assimilation into a new culture was difficult at times.

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Recent Examples of assimilation Critics have viewed that policy shift as a aggressive push toward assimilation. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 July 2026 Wednesday's comments position Emmer further to the right on Somali assimilation compared to a decade ago. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 25 June 2026 How much of the story is meant to address the general struggle of immigration and cultural assimilation, and how much is just a specific narrative about a specific man? — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 But although resistance is similarly futile, their goals are less about assimilation than worshipping the obsessive Grant's wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks). — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for assimilation

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Noun

In highly specialized environments, success depends on deep contextual understanding, not broad knowledge.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
There is an understanding within the club about the anxiety caused by that first batch of emails, which were received out of the blue.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of understanding

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The multi-year partnership will align the companies’ technology roadmaps around advanced packaging methods, including high-density interconnects and heterogeneous integration.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
The cost of that approach can balloon quickly, stalling integration efforts as officials grapple with limited funds.

— Derek Williams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of integration

Noun

Supplements may help people with limited diets or absorption issues, but most adults can hit their targets by eating a variety of fruits and vegetables.

— Christina Manian, Health, 23 July 2026
What has changed is the depth of private-sector shock absorption sitting between bad news and a central bank response.

— Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of absorption

Noun

And as Dimon put it, give young people hope that the American Dream might be back in their grasp.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 July 2026
The collaboration builds on several NVIDIA resources already available through LeRobot, including an open-source physical AI dataset containing more than 350,000 real and simulated robot trajectories and 57 million grasp examples.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Definition of grasp

Noun

In the view of the writer Amitav Ghosh, one subject especially threatens to elude fiction’s comprehension.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Research from Anthropic suggests that AI can improve task completion speed, but overreliance may reduce comprehension and retention.

— Ryan McMillen, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of comprehension

Noun

Fertility is a particularly vulnerable aspect of health, and people are often eager to try whatever offers a better chance at conception and a healthy pregnancy, Kawwass said.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Decatur said the exhibition’s curators had always intended to showcase the Larry O’Brien Trophy and had even contacted the NBA two years ago, during the show’s conception, about acquiring it temporarily.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 24 July 2026

Definition of conception

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Artemisinin is activated by hemoglobin digestion, so to get better, patients actually need the parasite to eat.

— Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Jay Ritter, director of the IPO Initiative at the University of Florida, agrees with Snider and views digestion worries as overblown.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 July 2026

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