Acknowledge
Acknowledge verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Lower is an antonym for acknowledge.
Lower
Lower verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.
Usage example: how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?
Acknowledge is an antonym for lower.
Common collocations
| possibility | acknowledge possibility | lower possibility |
| authority | acknowledge authority | lower authority |
| game | acknowledge game | lower game |
| threat | acknowledge threat | lower threat |
Both words in one sentence
- Similarly, both Cain and Shepard have a clearly lower opinion of themselves than they ought to, as acknowledge by Amberly and Anderson, respectively.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Mass Effect - GX. The original series ending and the considerably lower quality of GX's dub did it no favors in the popularity department, but even fans of the series acknowledge that the series's lack of focus, slow pace, and excessive goofiness did a lot to ingrain the "spinoffs are always awful" mindset.
Source: Dork Age / Anime and Manga
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Lower and Acknowledge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledge/lower
Acknowledge & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledge/lower>.
Lower or Acknowledge. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledge/lower.
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