Antonyms for acceptance


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ak-sep-tuh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ækˈsɛp təns


Definition of acceptance

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Middle French acceptance, from accepter (see accept). Earlier in same sense was acceptation (late 14c.).
  • noun agreement, taking
  • noun belief in goodness of something
Example sentences :
  • But her new theory of acceptance did not comprehend everything.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Humility, like the artistic, acceptance of all experiences, is merely a mode of manifestation.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • I have, however, to do it, and now and then I have moments of submission and acceptance.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • I was not insensible to the advantages of his proposal, and gladly assured him of my acceptance.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • An acceptance so direct left Clarence no alternative: his fate was decided.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I hope it is deserving the acceptance of the illustrious Caeri.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • Our aim is to bring him to the acceptance of our conception of duty.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • Thereafter the laws enforcing the acceptance of assignats were strengthened.
  • Extract from : « The Paper Moneys of Europe » by Francis W. Hirst
  • Thus noble in every case is the acceptance of another for the sake of virtue.
  • Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato
  • However, she declared that she should take his acceptance for granted.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for acceptance

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