Synonyms of acknowledges

acknowledges

verb

present tense third-person singular of acknowledge

as in admits

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admits
• confesses
• concedes
• agrees
• announces
• recognizes
• reveals
• discloses
• grants
• confirms
• allows
• owns (up to)
• tells
• accepts
• affirms
• says
• declares
• proclaims
• professes
• fesses (up)
• informs
• comes clean (about)
• warns
• publishes
• communicates
• exposes
• imparts
• avows
• betrays
• unloads
• unveils
• yields
• divulges
• unburdens
• spills
• whispers
• talks
• tips (off)
• breathes
• broadcasts
• disburdens
• leaks
• gives away
• squeals
• tattles
• breaks
• blabs
• rats
• wises (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• disclaims
• disavows
• contradicts
• disallows
• negates
• rejects
• refutes
• disputes
• repudiates
• covers (up)
• disowns
• conceals
• rebuts
• obscures
• hides
• kids (oneself)
• negatives
• gainsays
• veils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acknowledges

The settlement acknowledges that HDQ Neutral can cause serious health problems including chemical burns and permanent eye damage. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Crow acknowledges that freedom and other words have been co-opted for divisive purposes. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

By effectively raising the threshold in the playoffs, the NFL acknowledges that over-officiating diminishes the product and that marginal penalties should not decide its most important games. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Koltai asks visitors to communicate their expectations and boundaries, but acknowledges that people can feel violated and that staff aren’t always present or equipped to monitor encounters. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

Morales acknowledges that both Rocky and Toliver may get recognized in 2027 but cautions that for rising hip-hop artists like Toliver, getting on the radar of the Grammys’ general field voters doesn’t happen all at once. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

The move also publicly acknowledges that the timeline Patagonia set in 2015 proved more difficult than expected. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Ward acknowledges the volatile nature of the job and the need to make split-second decisions. — CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

The service itself acknowledges the limits of matching people through a questionnaire. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026