Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The act of identifying or acknowledging something or someone as previously known or significant.
Recognition
/ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
I see recognition in his eyes, determination on his face.
That recognition is not I.
But the girl looked at her without any recognition.
Etymology:
From Middle French recognition, borrowed from Latin recognitionem, noun of action from recognoscere (to know again), a compound of re- (again) + cognoscere (to know).
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