Synonyms for admission
ædˈmɪʃ ənad·mis·sion

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1. admissionnoun

   Synonyms:
   concession, concurrence, acknowledgment, allowance, admittance

2. admissionnoun

   The act or practice of admitting.

   Synonyms:
   allowance, acknowledgment, admittance, concession, concurrence

3. admissionnoun

   Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.

   Synonyms:
   admittance, acknowledgment, concession, concurrence, allowance

4. admissionnoun

   The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgment; concession.

   Synonyms:
   allowance, admittance, concurrence, concession, acknowledgment

5. admissionnoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   admittance, concession, concurrence, allowance, acknowledgment

6. admissionnoun

   A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence

   Synonyms:
   acknowledgment, concession, admittance, allowance, concurrence

7. admissionnoun

   Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.

   Synonyms:
   concurrence, acknowledgment, admittance, concession, allowance

8. admissionnoun

   The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.

   There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.

   Synonyms:
   allowance, concession, admittance, concurrence, acknowledgment

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. admission

   Entrance, the act of entering, refers merely to the fact of passing from without to within some enclosure; admission and admittance refer to entering by or with some one's consent, or at least to opportunity afforded by some one's act or neglect. We may effect or force an entrance, but not admittance or admission; those we gain, procure, obtain, secure, win. Admittance refers to place, admission refers also to position, privilege, favor, friendship, etc. An intruder may gain admittance to the hall of a society who would not be allowed admission to its membership. Approach is a movement toward another; access is coming all the way to his presence, recognition, and consideration. An unworthy favorite may prevent even those who gain admittance to a king's audience from obtaining any real access to the king. Entrance is also used figuratively for setting out upon some career, or becoming a member of some organization; as, we speak of one's entrance upon college life, or of entrance into the ministry.

   Synonyms:
   access, accession, adit, admittance, approach, door, doorway, entrance, entrée, entry, gate, gateway, ingress, inlet, introduction, opening, penetration, portal

   Antonyms:
   departure, egress, ejection, exclusion, exit, expulsion, refusal, rejection, withdrawal

   Preposition:
   Entrance into a place; on or upon a work or course of action; into or upon office; into battle; by or through the door; within the gates; into or among the company.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. admission, admittancenoun

   the act of admitting someone to enter

   "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"

   Synonyms:
   admission price, entrance money, entree, entrance fee, admittance, access, accession, price of admission, admission fee, admission charge

2. admissionnoun

   an acknowledgment of the truth of something

   Synonyms:
   admission price, entrance money, entree, entrance fee, admittance, access, accession, price of admission, admission fee, admission charge

3. entrance fee, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission, entrance moneynoun

   the fee charged for admission

   Synonyms:
   entrance money, admission fee, entree, entrance fee, admission price, admittance, accession, access, price of admission, admission charge

4. entree, access, accession, admission, admittancenoun

   the right to enter

   Synonyms:
   main course, entrance, entryway, admission price, admission charge, access code, entrance fee, memory access, admission fee, approach, rise to power, entrance money, entranceway, accession, entree, access, assenting, price of admission, entry, admittance, addition

Matched Categories

1. • Acknowledgment
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. admissionnoun

   Synonyms:
   admittance, introduction, access, entrance, initiation, ENTRÉE

2. admissionnoun

   Synonyms:
   allowance, avowal, concession, acknowledgment, assent

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "admission":

   intake, admittance, admissions, entry, acceptance, confession, entrance, admitting, accession, importation, membership, inlet, admitted, recognition, access, enrolment

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1. Steve Vladeck:

   Once again, The Supreme Court has thrown out federal criminal convictions of public officials who, by their own admission, abused their power for corrupt and illegitimate purposes, the harder question is whether Congress will respond to rulings like this one by expanding the scope of these laws, or whether we're going to end up with a world in which criminal liability for such nefarious conduct depends upon the color of one's collar.

2. The Fountain Hopper:

   They have simply shared a 40-year-old federal policy. we think that admission to a University such as Stanford is a process that is biased towards those that are in the know.

3. Michael Zeldin:

   In some sense, Paul Manafort has already testified through the admission of Paul Manafort emails, as a prosecutor, you can say Gates was credible. He's not a saint, he's an admitted sinner, he's going to go to jail for his sins, but what he told you today is true. We know it's true because of all the other witnesses who we'll go through the testimony of, and all the documentary evidence which we'll go through, including emails from Mr. Paul Manafort, that corroborate Paul Manafort testimony.

4. Jared Golden:

   Anything less amounts to an implicit admission that party leaders do not want members to be able to fully analyze the bill before having to take a vote.

5. Dimitri Christakis:

   We can improve ratings to help parents better screen movies, apps, video programs and games. And despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, it strains credulity why prohibiting minors from purchasing games designated as ‘ for adults only ’ by the industry itself is a violation of free speech when the same standard is not applied to pornography or even admission to R-rated movies.