Synonyms of the word

recognition

• n. the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized.
• n. an awareness that something observed has been observed before.
• n. acceptance as valid or true.
• n. official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
• n. honour, favourable note, or attention.
• n. (immunology) The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.

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.

acknowledgement

• n. (most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment.

acknowledgment

• n. The act of acknowledging; admission.
• n. The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the…
• n. An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
• n. An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
• n. A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received…
• n. (telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful…
• n. An owning as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
• n. (law) The act of a man admitting a child as his own.
• n. (law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or…

appointment

• n. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.
• n. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.
• n. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
• n. An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.
• n. Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
• n. (law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate…
• n. (government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment…
• n. (now in the plural) Equipment, furniture.
• n. (US) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.

apprehension

• n. (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure.
• n. (law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
• n. The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing…
• n. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
• n. The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
• n. Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.

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…

assignment

• n. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
• n. The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
• n. An assigned task.
• n. A position to which someone is assigned.
• n. (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
• n. (law) A transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right.
• n. (law) A document that effects this transfer.
• n. (computing) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.

commendation

• n. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
• n. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
• n. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
• n. An award or recognition for performance; a medal.

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.

credit

• v. (transitive) To believe; to put credence in.
• v. (transitive, accounting) To add to an account (confer debit.).
• v. (transitive) To acknowledge the contribution of.
• v. (transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
• n. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
• n. (uncountable) Recognition and respect.
• n. (countable) Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
• n. (television/film, usually in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or…
• n. (uncountable, law, business) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's…
• n. The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
• n. (uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing…
• n. (accounting) An addition to certain accounts.
• n. (tax accounting) A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
• n. A source of value, distinction or honour.
• n. An arbitrary unit of value, used in many token economies.
• n. (uncountable) Recognition for having taken a course (class).
• n. (countable) A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.

designation

• n. The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
• n. Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.
• n. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
• n. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

diplomacy

• n. The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements…
• n. Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.

discernment

• n. The ability to distinguish; judgement.
• n. Discrimination.
• n. The ability to distinguish between things.
• n. The ability to perceive differences that exist.
• n. The condition of understanding.
• n. Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
• n. Perceptiveness.
• n. The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
• n. Discretion in judging objectively.

identification

• n. The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.
• n. The state of being identified.
• n. A particular instance of identifying something.
• n. A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
• n. A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging towards somebody or something.

memory

• n. (uncountable) The ability of a system to record information about things or events with the facility of…
• n. A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
• n. (computing) The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable…
• n. The time within which past events can be or are remembered.
• n. (attributive, of a material) which returns to its original shape when heated.
• n. (obsolete) A memorial.
• n. (zoology, collective) (uncommon) A term of venery for an social group of elephants, normally called a…

naming

• adj. Associated with the process of giving a name to a person or thing.
• n. A ritual or ceremony in which a name is given to a person.
• n. The process of giving names to things.
• n. The act of announcing the name of a person, organization etc.
• v. present participle of name.

realisation

• n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of realization.

realization

• n. The act of realizing; an act of figuring out or becoming aware.
• n. The act of realizing; the act of making real.
• n. The result of an artistic effort.

remembering

• v. present participle of remember.
• n. The act by which something is remembered.

savvy

• adj. (informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
• v. (informal) To understand.
• interj. (informal) Do you understand?
• n. Shrewdness.

understanding

• n. (uncountable) Mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is…
• n. (countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
• n. (countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook.
• n. (countable) An informal contract; mutual agreement.
• n. (countable) A reconciliation of differences.
• n. (uncountable) Sympathy.
• n. All that people individually sense and feel of themselves.
• adj. Showing compassion.
• v. present participle of understand.