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acknowledged Definition

ac·knowl·edged (--ijd)

adjective

commonly recognized or accepted the acknowledged leader of the group

acknowledged Synonyms

acknowledged

modif.

recognized, accepted, admitted, confessed, unquestioned, authorized, confirmed, received, sanctioned, accredited, approved, receipted, professed, avowed.

acknowledged Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • expert: Our team of Fishing Guides are the acknowledged local experts on all the famous chalk streams in southern England.
  • masterpiece: The Real Inspector Hound, by Tom Stoppard, is an acknowledged comedy masterpiece.
  • leader: By the end of the Second World War Russell was the acknowledged leader of the Southern bloc in the Senate.
  • master: Alan Bennett is the acknowledged master of the television play.
  • expertise: Board Members are selected for acknowledged expertise in their particular field of aviation.
  • importance: Where proposals will cause significant damage to sites of acknowledged importance the Council will refuse planning permission.

Modifying Another Word

  • gratefully: The assistance of the following is gratefully acknowledged: Cairngorm Chairlift Company, Aviemore.
  • universally: And it's not even true - it's not a truth ` ` universally acknowledged ' ' , is it?
  • widely: M: This is not a widely acknowledged fact.
  • internationally: There is a range of books by the internationally acknowledged teacher Alison Crum designed for those learning to play the viol.
  • fully: For example: ' it is fully acknowledged.. .
  • properly: But you can ' borrow ' gif images and photos from other web sites so long as the source is properly acknowledged ( e.g.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: In the end, my mother supported me but my father believed his friend for several years, until M.E. became more acknowledged.

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