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

Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Some of their clients lack financial literacy and have generally poor understandings of the healthcare system.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of understandings

Noun

Many young adults who started families in the past twenty years were raised this way, which shaped their own conceptions of how to rear children.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Whether destruction or technological progress, both are purposeful activities, each with different conceptions of success or failure.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of conceptions

Noun

African policymakers have long said Western institutions’ influence over risk perceptions have led to unfairly high funding costs.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
In addition to analyzing this objective data, leaders listen and observe subjective data of employees’ perceptions.

— John Radman, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of perceptions

Noun

But beyond the self-indulgences, realizations about the nature of life and the rules of society emerge.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
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

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