Synonyms for reception
rɪˈsɛp ʃənre·cep·tion

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1. receptionnoun

   The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

   Synonyms:
   front desk

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1. reception

   Synonyms:
   admission, admittance, acceptance, acceptation, entertainment

   Antonyms:
   denial, protest, repudiation, rejection, nonacceptance, dismissal, discardment, renunciation, abjuration

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1. reception, responsenoun

   the manner in which something is greeted

   "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"

   Synonyms:
   reaction, response, receipt, reply, answer

2. receptionnoun

   a formal party of people; as after a wedding

   Synonyms:
   response, receipt

3. receptionnoun

   quality or fidelity of a received broadcast

   Synonyms:
   response, receipt

4. reception, receiptnoun

   the act of receiving

   Synonyms:
   response, receipt

5. receptionnoun

   (American football) the act of catching a pass in football

   "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"

   Synonyms:
   response, receipt

Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Acquiring
   • Broadcasting
   • Catch
   • Party

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1. receptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   receiving, acceptance, receipt, admission

2. receptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   welcome, entertainment, party, levee, SOIRÉE

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1. receptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   receipt, receiving, levee, soirée, function, acceptance, welcome, admittance

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1. List of paraphrases for "reception":

   receipt, host, receiving, hospitality, home, type-approval, hosting, homepage, receive, idrc.ca, visitor, foster, received, drop-in, acceptance, receptions, réception

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1. William Hazlitt:

   We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

2. Dominic Raab:

   I was out in Helsinki with EU foreign ministers on Thursday and Friday, we're getting positive reception, people want to hear more, we're thrashing through the detail of it.

3. Patrick Henry:

   Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugationthe last arguments to which kings resort.

4. Matthew Messina:

   Most offices are using efforts to socially distance the patients, we want to minimize patients in a group in our reception area.

5. Novak Djokovic:

   We were very pleased when we heard the reception the fans gave to the Croatians and the respect they showed for their national anthem, that’s something that you don’t see very often because the wounds of the war are still fresh and we are very happy with the way these people showed their support. They fully deserve to have this event.