Word Meanings - ADMISSION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry. 5. A fact, point, or statement admitted;

Additional info about word: ADMISSION

Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry. 5. A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence. (more info) 1. The act or practice of admitting. 2. Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach. What numbers groan for sad admission there! Young. 3. The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something The too easy admission of doctrines. Macaulay.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ADMISSION)

• Approach
• Access
• avenue
• entrance
• adit
• vestibule
• arrival
• approximation
• advent
• Bearing
• admission
• appropinquation
• admittance
• mode
• path
• way
• advance
• similarity
• Belief
• Assent
• faith
• trust
• credence
• avowal
• assurance
• conviction
• opinion
• permission
• creed
• reliance
• concession
• confidence
• Entrance
• Introduction
• opening
• entry
• inlet
• porch
• penetration
• portal
• ingress
• Reception
• Admission
• acceptance
• acceptation
• entertainment
• Room
• Space
• ground
• compass
• extent
• locality
• opportunity
• capability
• margin
• capacity

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of ADMISSION)

• Retard
• hinder
• withhold
• withdraw
• recall
• depress
• degrade
• suppress
• oppose
• retreat
• decrease
• Expand
• disband
• unfold
• amplify
• display
• dismiss
• liberate
• discard
• fail
• bungle
• botch
• misconceive
• mismanage
• misconstrue

Related words: (words related to ADMISSION)

• CREAM-FACED
  White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion. Thou cream-faced loon. Shak.
• CREMASTERIC
  Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery.
• CREBRICOSTATE
  Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.
• DISMISSIVE
  Giving dismission.
• COMPASSIONATELY
  In a compassionate manner; mercifully. Clarendon.
• OPINIONATOR
  An opinionated person; one given to conjecture. South.
• CONFIDENCE
  1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity. South. A cheerful confidence in
• CREDIBLY
  In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly informed of the event.
• MARGINALIA
  Marginal notes.
• TRUSTEE
  A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects
• OPENNESS
  The quality or state of being open.
• CREEP
  to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. 1. To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the hands and knees; to crawl. Ye that walk The earth, and stately
• TRUSTY
  1. Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable. Your trusty and most valiant servitor. Shak. 2. Hence, not liable to fail; strong; firm. His trusty sword he called to his
• CRESYLIC
  Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc. Cresylic acid. See Cresol.
• CREATIONAL
  Of or pertaining to creation.
• CREATURELY
  Creatural; characteristic of a creature. "Creaturely faculties." Cheyne.
• ASSENTATORY
  Flattering; obsequious. -- As*sent"a*to*ri*ly, adv.
• CREMOR
  Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum.
• GROUNDWORK
  That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
• CRENELATION
  The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure.
• CENTRY
  See GRAY
• UNCREATED
  1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl. 2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. Milton. 3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. Locke.
• WATER-BEARER
  The constellation Aquarius.
• UNDERSECRETARY
  A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.
• MISGROUND
  To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
• INCREPATION
  A chiding; rebuke; reproof. Hammond.
• INCREMABLE
  Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe. Sir T. Browne.
• REINCREASE
  To increase again.
• DECRESCENDO
  With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff , or indicated by the sign.
• CONCRETIVELY
  In a concrete manner.
• PANCREATIN
  One of the digestive ferments of the pancreatic juice; also, a preparation containing such a ferment, made from the pancreas of animals, and used in medicine as an aid to digestion. Note: By some the term pancreatin is restricted to the amylolytic
• GENTRY
  gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E. gentilesse, also OE. 1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. "Pride of gentrie." Chaucer. She conquers him by high almighty Jove, By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath. Shak. 2. People
• INCREDULOUSLY
  In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.
• SERPENTRY
  1. A winding like a serpent's. 2. A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
• PROPENE
  See PROPYLENE