Synonyms:
acknowledgment, acknowledgement
Meaning: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
Synonyms:
recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
Meaning: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"
Usage examples
She flushed prettily as she nodded smiling acknowledgement.
There was a long wait, as if the procedure were being checked with some authority, but finally he received a surly acknowledgement. "Steward.
That appeared to make the whole future hideous. To break with Osmond once would be to break for ever; any open acknowledgement of irreconcilable needs would be an admission that their whole attempt had proved a failure.