Synonyms

acknowledged

American

[ak-nol-ijd] / ækˈnɒl ɪdʒd /

adjective

widely recognized; generally accepted.

an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.

Other Word Forms

acknowledgedly adverb
self-acknowledged adjective
unacknowledged adjective
well-acknowledged adjective

Etymology

Origin of acknowledged

First recorded in 1760–70; acknowledge + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Murrin did not intend to evade taxes when she hired the accountant to prepare her return back in 1993, government lawyers have acknowledged.

From MarketWatch

Buffett acknowledged that an inert asset might thrive at times as an object of speculation or when it’s driven by fear about things like war or the value of the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dorsey acknowledged that such a big cull could risk Block’s ability to serve its customers in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an interview this month, he acknowledged the system can’t always find the most current citizenship information for people not born in the U.S.

From Salon

Brende has acknowledged he dined with Epstein three times between 2018 and 2019 and communicated with him by email and text, but said he was "completely unaware" of his past criminal activity.

From BBC

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