Acknowledgment and Recantation

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment noun - An open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself.
Usage example: a surprising acknowledgment that he had been faking his injury in order to scam the insurance company

Recantation is an antonym for acknowledgment.

Recantation

Recantation noun - A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.
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Synonyms for Recantation

Acknowledgment is an antonym for recantation.

Nearby Words: recant, recanted, recanting
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Recantation and Acknowledgment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledgment/recantation
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