ASSIMILATION Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

assimilation

noun

Definition of assimilation

as in understanding

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 What begins as a history play transforms into a sharp-eyed satire about the cost of assimilation in a society where money, power and white privilege remain stubbornly intertwined. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 But my grandfather’s American journey did not follow a straight line from arrival to assimilation. — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for assimilation

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Noun

This math curriculum, designed around state grade-level standards, prioritizes deeper understanding, rather than memorization, to help students develop conceptual understanding over time, said district spokesperson James Canning.

— Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
But doing so can unlock new understandings of what the vagus nerve does and how its role changes over time.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of understanding

Noun

The Nexstar-Tegna deal suffered a legal defeat in April 2026 when a court issued an injunction halting the companies from continuing with their merger integration in a lawsuit filed by eight state attorneys general.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
They get caught late—during integration, testing or the first live demo.

— Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of integration

Noun

The study Patrick referenced, which was published in the journal Food & Function in 2023, analyzed food absorption in eight healthy men.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Administering it via a pill requires an enormous amount of the active pharmaceutical ingredient paired with a chemical absorption enhancer just to allow a tiny fraction of the drug to survive and enter the bloodstream.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of absorption

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Nearly every season-three conversation between them was an argument that allowed for the actors’ grasp on these characters to shine and underlined how their bond best reflects the series’ ideas on how power corrupts.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
After securing Swift in its grasp, LINK will carefully fire its three ion thrusters, aiming to boost the observatory back to its original orbit over the course of two to three months.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of grasp

Noun

Bruno Caratori, co-founder and COO of the crypto index manager Hashdex, said the harder barrier is comprehension, not code.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
But Fahim’s first-grade teacher at Howe Avenue Elementary School in Arden Arcade, Carla Elkins, showed Fahim that school was a safe place where learning, regardless of English comprehension, was welcome.

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of comprehension

Noun

Natalie’s is tuned to a distant, hierarchical afterlife where God’s love is less of an all-encompassing conception and more of an elusive, enviable prize.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Hamilton’s handprints were all over the project from conception to launch.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 July 2026

Definition of conception

Noun

The liver just might be one of your hardest-working organs, producing proteins and filtering the blood, metabolizing nutrients and creating necessary bile for digestion.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Additionally, if the mesh becomes filled with plastic debris, it could potentially be recycled through microbial digestion.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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