Synonyms for recognition

noun

• approval
• the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
• the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
• an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
• (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
• designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
• the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country