Synonyms of acknowledging

acknowledging

verb

present participle of acknowledge

as in admitting

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

finally had to acknowledge that she'd outgrown her favorite jacket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitting
• confessing
• conceding
• agreeing
• granting
• announcing
• recognizing
• disclosing
• revealing
• allowing
• confirming
• telling
• owning (up to)
• accepting
• affirming
• saying
• declaring
• coming clean (about)
• proclaiming
• fessing (up)
• unloading
• informing
• communicating
• talking
• professing
• publishing
• exposing
• warning
• yielding
• imparting
• betraying
• avowing
• spilling
• broadcasting
• whispering
• unburdening
• divulging
• breathing
• disburdening
• leaking
• unveiling
• tipping (off)
• squealing
• giving away
• breaking
• blabbing
• tattling
• ratting
• wising (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• disallowing
• rejecting
• contradicting
• negating
• disputing
• refuting
• repudiating
• concealing
• disowning
• covering (up)
• rebutting
• hiding
• obscuring
• negativing
• veiling
• kidding (oneself)
• gainsaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acknowledging

O'Hara has met with Lussier's family, acknowledging shortfalls but also pointing out that staffing levels and caseloads placed an extraordinary burden on officers at the time. —Conor Wight, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

Today is a day for acknowledging that this team appears to have a knack for the comeback. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

The challenges are still there, with Schulten acknowledging that Douyin and online are the only growing channels and consumer confidence is still low. —James Manso, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026

The only thing stopping her is how much Fergus was against acknowledging the Comte as his father. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026

On Thursday, however, Anthropic went further, publishing a detailed engineering post acknowledging that three separate engineering missteps were behind the performance issue. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026

The Prince and Princess of Wales release a portrait of each of their three children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis — every year as a way of acknowledging well-wishers who reach out to wish them a happy birthday. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

The president has repeatedly said over the course of the ceasefire that began on April 8 that his team is dealing with Iranian officials who want to make a deal, while acknowledging that his decision to kill several top leaders has come with complications. —Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

That meant some notable overhauls during spring training, with manager Craig Counsell acknowledging the Cubs had thrown a lot at the left-hander, requiring time at Triple-A Iowa to continue working through the adjustments. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026