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acknowledgment
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
1
a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed <an acknowledgment to the food committee for the delicious refreshments>
2
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>
Related Words self-accusation, self-betrayal, self-revelation; self-incrimination, self-recrimination, self-reproach; affirmation, assertion, avouchment, claim, confirmation, declaration, insistence, profession; allowance; apology, hand-wringing; betrayal, disclosure, divulgence, giveaway, revelation; announcement, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement; blame, fault, responsibility; contriteness, contrition, penitence, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue
Antonyms disavowal, nonadmission
Variants of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
acknowledgment or acknowledgement
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