ACCEPTATIONS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

acceptations

noun

plural of acceptation

as in connotations

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as in agreements

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Noun

But Canada is just far enough away to be a legitimate escape, while also carrying a host of related connotations.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
By this time, regular yogurt had no connotations of foreignness.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of connotations

Noun

The Moon enters Aries and your 8th House of Shared Resources, Trust, Intimacy, and Mutual Support, bringing focus to budgets, agreements, access, debts, or private commitments.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Pacheco’s role in collecting cash in exchange for political favors was pieced together through the plea agreements of other defendants caught in the probe.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of agreements

Noun

There are plenty of idioms to describe Andrean outside hitter Aleece Ehler’s freshman season.

— Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

Definition of idioms

Noun

Prayer, religious dress and other expressions of faith can be treated as foreign, political or threatening.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Muldrow’s fierce poetry and delivery, both political and personal, add layers of daring in deep expressions of dark history and bright, burning power.

— Steve Hochman, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressions

Noun

For those with an eye on the future and a mindset of settlement and creating homes for others, planning and consents are in place for 400 new beachfront properties.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
This means cost-sharing for stormwater improvements will continue to be structured by the 83/17 split for decades to come – unless GLWA consents to renegotiating the deal.

— Nicole Van Lier, The Conversation, 13 May 2026

Definition of consents

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