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ACKNOWLEDGED

Pronunciation (US):

• ACKNOWLEDGED (adjective)
The adjective ACKNOWLEDGED has 2 senses:

1. recognized or made known or admitted
2. generally accepted

Familiarity information: ACKNOWLEDGED used as an adjective is rare.

• ACKNOWLEDGED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Recognized or made known or admitted

Context examples:

the acknowledged leader of the community / a woman of acknowledged accomplishments / his acknowledged error

Similar:

accepted; recognised; recognized (generally approved or compelling recognition)

self-confessed (owned up to)

assumed; assumptive; taken for granted (accepted as real or true without proof)

declarable (that must be declared)

given; granted (acknowledged as a supposition)

purported; putative; reputed; supposed (commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds)

Also:

known (apprehended with certainty)

Attribute:

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition (the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged)

Antonym:

unacknowledged (not recognized or admitted)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Generally accepted

Similar:

unquestionable (incapable of being questioned)

"Make hay while the sun shines."
(English proverb)
"A trustworthy person steals one's heart."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"Never let your tongue hit your neck."
(Arabic proverb)
"Lovers and lords want only to be alone together."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of taken for granted
Pronunciation of given
Meaning of reputed
Pronunciation of supposed
Meaning of unacknowledged

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