Synonyms of the word

acceptance

• n. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence;…
• n. Belief in something; agreement; assent.
• n. State of being accepted.
• n. (business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay…
• n. (business, finance) The bill of exchange itself when accepted.
• n. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception…
• n. (law) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.
• n. (US, government) The act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government assents…
• n. The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
• n. (Australia, New Zealand, plural only) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.

acceptation

• n. (obsolete) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
• n. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
• n. Ready belief.

acquiescence

• n. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from…
• n. (law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.

acquisition

• n. The act or process of acquiring.
• n. The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
• n. (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting…

adoption

• n. The act of adopting.
• n. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own…
• n. Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
• n. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
• n. (computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.

approval

• n. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that…
• n. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
• n. (especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can…

approving

• adj. Expressing approbation; commending.
• v. present participle of approve.

assent

• v. To agree, to give approval.
• v. To admit a thing as true.
• n. agreement, act of agreeing.

attitude

• n. The position of the body or way of carrying oneself; posture.
• n. Disposition or state of mind.
• n. (uncountable, countable) A negative, irritating, or irritated attitude; posturing.
• n. (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon,…
• n. (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
• v. To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
• v. To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.

blessing

• n. Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
• n. A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
• n. Good fortune.
• n. (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony.
• n. The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
• n. A thing one is glad of.
• n. A prayer before a meal; grace.
• n. A group of unicorns.

credence

• n. (uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
• n. (rare, uncountable) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.
• n. (religion, countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
• n. (countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels…
• v. (obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.

draft

• n. (possibly archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something…
• n. (possibly archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
• n. (possibly archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
• n. An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing; a preliminary sketch or outline.
• n. (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's…
• n. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
• n. Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
• n. An amount of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) that is drunk in one swallow.
• n. Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
• n. A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
• n. Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
• n. (politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
• n. (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
• n. (rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
• n. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the…
• v. (transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
• v. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
• v. To write a law.
• v. (transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
• v. To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
• v. (transitive, sports) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
• v. (intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage…
• v. To draw out; to call forth. See draft.
• v. To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
• adj. (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

espousal

• n. A betrothal.
• n. A wedding ceremony.
• n. Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

permissiveness

• n. The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen.

situation

• n. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
• n. The place in which something is situated; a location.
• n. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
• n. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
• n. (Britain) A position of employment; a post.
• n. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

sufferance

• n. (archaic) Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
• n. Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
• n. (archaic) Suffering; pain, misery.
• n. (obsolete) Loss; damage; injury.
• n. (Britain, historical) A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.

tolerance

• n. (uncountable, obsolete) The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.
• n. (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions…
• n. (uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with…
• n. (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in…
• n. (uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

toleration

• n. (obsolete) Endurance of evil, suffering etc.
• n. The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
• n. Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond…