Synonyms for admission
ædˈmɪʃ ənad·mis·sion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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
   • Right

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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How to use admission in a sentence?

1. Benjamin Disreali:

   One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.

2. Michael Malone:

   We have always believed that excluding students from admission conflicts with our institutional values and principles, it is now clear, after further consultation and deliberation, that we can adopt a less restrictive policy.

3. Max Lerner:

   Having a thirteen-year-old in the family is like having a general-admission ticket to the movies, radio and TV. You get to understand that the glittering new arts of our civilization are directed to the teen-agers, and by their suffrage they stand or fall.

4. Le Guen:

   ICU admission policies and process are different between countries, in France, the final decision is always under the intensivist’s responsibility, normally after a global evaluation taking into account patient wishes.

5. Debra Katz:

   Since then, he has lied publicly over and over again in an attempt to walk back his original admission. Realizing his admission was insufficient to quell the public’s growing calls for accountability, he has since resorted to belligerent lies and a Trumpian refusal to stick to a single set of facts, he has also demonstrated a jaw-dropping ignorance of the sexual harassment law he signed into effect — without great fanfare — suggesting that his behavior is fine because he never meant to make women feel uncomfortable.