Acknowledged and Understood

Acknowledged

Acknowledged adjective - Recognized or made known or admitted.

Understood and acknowledged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understood" instead an adjective "Acknowledged".

Understood

Understood adjective - Implied by or inferred from actions or statements.

Acknowledged and understood are semantically related. You can use "Acknowledged" instead an adjective "Understood".

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Book / Secret Wars (2015) Like Spider Hero commenting that if he "had a spider-sense it'd be tingling" which She-Hulk apparently understood and acknowledged going on about things for some panels until she just asks what a spider-sense is, and Spider Hero admits that he doesn't know, but feels he should.
  • Stalking Is Love Tamora Pierce has since acknowledged this as a major case of Values Dissonance, as stalking was much less understood in the '80s, and even says it's the one thing about the franchise she'd like to go back and change.
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