noun

acceptance

/ək.ˈsɛp.təns/ acce·ptan·ce 3 syllables

The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, …

Word facts

Part of speech noun
Syllables 3
Letters 10
Starts with A

Definition of Acceptance

The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

Example sentences

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    the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.

Synonyms for Acceptance

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How many syllables does acceptance have?

Acceptance has 3 syllables: acce·ptan·ce. The word is broken into 3 spoken beats.

What part of speech is acceptance?

Acceptance is used as a noun. As a noun, it names a thing, idea, or concept.

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Words with similar meanings to acceptance include accepting, approval, receiving, reception. The best synonym depends on the exact context you are writing or reading in.

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Example: "the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc."

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Acceptance starts with the letter A. You can browse all words beginning with A on the Word Explorer A page, or use the Prefix Finder tool to search for words that begin with specific starting letters.

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Acceptance has 10 letters. It contains 3 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.