ASSIMILATIONS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

assimilations

noun

plural of assimilation

as in understandings

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

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Recent Examples of assimilations Some K-pop songs, just in their surface-level presentation, put their cross-cultural assimilations up front. — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026

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Noun

One-on-one, face-to-face discussions trigger key interpretive understandings that are authentic to each stakeholder.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of understandings

Noun

As the narratives converge, Obreht teases out the relationship between our conceptions of history and of ourselves.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

Definition of conceptions

Noun

Have others on the hiring committee conduct a similar interview to test your perceptions.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026
Indeed, Trump’s approval ratings are already falling as Americans count the cost of higher gas prices and other costs in addition to changing perceptions of their country.

— Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of perceptions

Noun

Commenting on the key insights from the Q2 preliminary update, Mariani noted strong oil and gas price realizations in the quarter.

— TipRanks.com, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Awakening Uranus in your 12th House of Solitude forms a trine with Pluto in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources, stirring private realizations around trust, debt, vulnerability, or emotional labor.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

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