Synonyms for acceptation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Acceptance — acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable
2. Meaning
meaning, signification, understanding, sense, significance, import, purport
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
- n. 2
The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
The term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.
Forms
- Plural
- acceptations → acceptances, adoptions, espousals, meanings…
Example sentences
- acceptance Self-acceptance is the basis of an authentic life.
- meaning He explained the literal meaning of the sentences.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| acceptation | steady | |
| acceptance | falling | |
| espousal | steady | |
| meaning | rising | |
| signification | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sense1
- 6 letters
- import2
- 7 letters
- meaning2, purport2
- 8 letters
- adoption3, espousal
- 9 letters
- reception3
- 10 letters
- acceptance3
- 12 letters
- significance4
- 13 letters
- understanding4, signification
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (import2 = 2 syllables).