acknowledgment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
Types & categories
- acceptance hypernym
Related & opposite
- acknowledged attribute
- unacknowledged attribute
- recognize derivation
- acknowledge derivation
Sense 2 noun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
the student's essay failed to list several important citations
Types & categories
- annotation hypernym
- photo credit hyponym
- cross-reference hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a statement acknowledging something or someone
she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- recognize derivation
- acknowledge derivation
- acknowledge derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | acknowledged |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | unacknowledged |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | recognize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | acknowledge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | acceptance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | credit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | adduce |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quote |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mention |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | acknowledge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reference |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | annotation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | photo credit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-reference |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | recognize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acknowledge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acknowledge |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | subject matter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | credits |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | receipt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | farewell |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | greeting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | aloha |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | handshake |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | apology |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mea culpa |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | condolence |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | regrets |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | admission |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | thanks |