Collocations with Acceptance

Acceptance noun

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 –

achieve, find, gain, win –

.The idea was slow to gain general acceptance

seek –

.The group is now seeking formal acceptance

address, speech –

letter –

acceptance among –

.These concepts have gained broad acceptance among scientists

acceptance of –

.society’s acceptance of homosexuality

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