Following
Following noun - A body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person.
Recognition and following are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recognition" instead a noun "Following".
Recognition
Recognition noun - The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering.
Following and recognition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Following" instead a noun "Recognition".
How words are described
| good | good following | good recognition |
| due | due following | due recognition |
| critical | critical following | critical recognition |
| effective | effective following | effective recognition |
| Other adjectives: actual, great, serious, little, major, widespread, significant, greater, international, wide, worldwide, mainstream. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In fact, his recognition of Naruto (along with others following) was what kept Naruto from falling into the same pits of despair as those like him did.
Source: Nice Guy / Anime and Manga - Although she has fallen out of mainstream recognition, she has since gained a cult following after signing on to Ninja Tune and going indie.
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Freak Out: Rhett has one of these in front of Melanie out of extreme guilt following Scarlett's miscarriage, due to both his recognition (if not in so many words) of the rape it resulted from and his cruelty to her.
Source: Film / Gone with the Wind
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