- recognition
- I(Roget's IV) n.1. [The act of recognizing]Syn. recalling, remembering, identifying, perceiving, perception, verifying, apprehending, acknowledgment, acknowledging, noticing, recollection, memory, identification, recall, reidentification, recognizing, remembrance, mental recurrence, cognizance, realization.2. [Tangible evidence of recognition, sense 1]Syn. greeting, acknowledgment, identification, perception, admission, verification, comprehension, appreciation, renown, esteem, notice, attention, acceptance, regard, honor, credit, token of appreciation.II(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.1. identification realization, detection, discovery, placing, recall, perception, notice, acknowledgement.2. appreciation acknowledgement, approval, gratitude, esteem, notice, *pat on the back.III(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Favorable notice, as of an achievement: acknowledgment, credit. See KNOWLEDGE.
English dictionary for students. 2013.