recognition

Noun

Meaning

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

identification realization acknowledgment understanding respect credit honor acceptance perception detection tribute praise acclaim appreciation comprehension
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Antonyms

barb failure opposition violence abuse rejection
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Hypernyms

memory understanding approval acceptance appointment naming

Hyponyms

memorial remembrance identity salute commemoration salutation

Related terms

recognitory recognitive

Phrases with the word

intelligent character recognition gender recognition gender recognition certificate inter-recognition equal recognition before the law growing recognition

Examples

the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work Source: Internet

she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own Source: Internet

give her recognition for trying Source: Internet

he was given credit for his work Source: Internet

give her credit for trying Source: Internet

a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

recognisee recogniser recognisition recognition of a child seat recognition of prior learning recognition time