Collocations with Acceptance
Acceptance noun
ADJECTIVE
complete, full, total, unconditional, wholehearted –
conditional, grudging, reluctant –
gradual –
greater, growing, increasing –
.Alternative medicines are now winning greater acceptance among doctors
broad, general, universal, wide, widespread –
popular, public –
blind, easy, immediate, ready, uncritical, unquestioning –
.Their attitude was condemned as blind acceptance of authority
implicit, passive, tacit –
formal, official –
(cultural, social, societal (especially AmE –
mainstream –
consumer, market, user –
VERB + ACCEPTANCE
achieve, find, gain, win –
.The idea was slow to gain general acceptance
seek –
.The group is now seeking formal acceptance
ACCEPTANCE + NOUN
address, speech –
letter –
PREPOSITION
acceptance among –
.These concepts have gained broad acceptance among scientists
acceptance of –
.society’s acceptance of homosexuality