Synonyms for receiving
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act by which something is received; reception.
Related words
- Phrases
- receiving house
- Is a kind of
- transference
Forms
- Plural
- receivings → receptions, receipts, acceptances, acquisitions…
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In receiving, one is strictly passive; he may get an estate by his own exertions or by inheritance; in the latter case he is said to receive it.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- reception Please come pick up your package at the reception.
- acceptance Self-acceptance is the basis of an authentic life.
- receipt Could you please acknowledge receipt of this note?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| receiving | falling | |
| reception | steady | |
| acceptance | falling | |
| receipt | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- receipt2
- 9 letters
- reception3
- 10 letters
- acceptance3
- 11 letters
- acquisition4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (receipt2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- récepteur