acceptance
- noun
- /əkˈsɛptəns/
- It took time for her to reach a place of acceptance regarding the changes in her life.
- gain acceptance
- widespread acceptance
- public acceptance
In this phase of acceptance, there is a deeper freedom.
- In this phase of acceptance, there is a deeper freedom.
- I I had a moment of complete acceptance where I just went.
- When I get to acceptance, I'm at peace.
- I mean, it's a funny I because you couldn't find acceptance as a kid.
- Yeah, if they eat me, it's with full acceptance of who I am.
- Those are the thoughts that prompt me to to work on acceptance of myself.
- Does it represent self esteem, acceptance, love, power, lack of power?
- It was like denial and then all of a sudden acceptance that I got it screwed up.
- And the more love and support and like acceptance that we can have.
Examples
-
But at the end of the day, it's about acceptance and love regardless.
-
It's about a level of acceptance for where you are.
-
And acceptance was a thing that took time for me.
-
I helped him make his acceptance speech for the Academy Award.
-
The next stage is acceptance.
-
Freedom, by contrast, consists in the acceptance of our mortality.
-
It seems to signal his calm acceptance of his coming death.
-
The questions are focused on issues of inclusion, acceptance, respect, encouragement, and sense of belonging.
Academic text (2013) -
Because the Inner Beauty Pageant is all about acceptance.
-
The convention reconvenes at nine for the acceptance speeches.
Synonyms
A sign that someone thinks a person or thing is good
Starting to use a new idea or way of doing things
Permission to enter a place or organization, often after a decision
An official body accepts something as true or real
Admitting that something is true
Belief that something is true
A warm, willing acceptance of someone or an idea
A formal agreement that allows a plan or law to go ahead
Agreeing to something without complaining even if you do not want to
An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
Accepting and supporting an idea, plan, or cause
An act of receiving something with approval
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A method of checking a few items from a product batch to decide if the whole batch is good enough
- Specialized
A written promise by a bank to pay a set amount on a future date
How Accepted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Acceptance comes from old Latin parts ad- 'to' and capere 'to take', the same root as accept. So, acceptance means agreeing to 'take' or receive something, which is why we use it for approval or agreement.