Acceptance
Acceptance noun - The state of being acceptable and accepted.
Denial is an antonym for acceptance in topics: agreement, rejection, belief in goodness of something.
Denial
Denial noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Usage example: our supervisor's denial of unpaid personal leave got mixed reactions from the staff
Acceptance is an antonym for denial.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Sypnosis: When Sawada Tsunayoshi was told that he would soon inherit the bloodiest famiglia in the Underground, Reborn was surprised and intrigued when instead of denial, there was only acceptance.
- Diario de un Zombi has Erico, who goes from denial to acceptance and finally to defiance.
Source: Stages of Monster Grief -
Stages of Monster Grief: Erico gravitates between acceptance and defiance of his nature, and started out in denial.
Source: Literature / Diario de un Zombi
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Denial and Acceptance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptance/denial
Acceptance & Denial. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptance/denial>.
Denial or Acceptance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptance/denial.
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