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

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019