ACKNOWLEDGMENT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a statement acknowledging something or someone
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
    • the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her
    Hypernyms(s) acknowledgment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the student’’s essay failed to list several important citations
    • the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
    • the article includes mention of similar clinical
    Hypernyms(s) acknowledgment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
    • she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
    Hypernyms(s) acknowledgment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Attribute(s) Derived(s)