Antonyms 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.

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

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

   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.

Matched Categories

1. • Acknowledgment
   • Right

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

How to use admission in a sentence?

1. Brian Fletcher:

   What is the government's objection to the witness testifying to his own treatment, and not requiring any admission from the government of any kind? that's not really answering my question, I don't think.

2. Sean Callow:

   We lean towards no change but can see why markets are on edge, this meeting includes the semi-annual outlook report, updating forecasts which will surely include an admission that it will take longer than previously thought for inflation to reach the 2 percent target.

3. Douglas Brooks:

   The students were academic and fencing stars. Coach Brand did nothing wrong in connection with their admission to Harvard. He looks forward to the truth coming out in court.

4. Pennsylvania Democrats:

   I intend to defend myself vigorously against these charges, a resignation would be an admission of guilt and I'm not guilty.

5. Rob Harwood:

   This guidance is a further admission of the dire situation that some doctors and healthcare workers continue to find themselves in because of government failings, if it's being proposed that staff reuse equipment, this must be demonstrably driven by science and the best evidence – rather than availability – and it absolutely cannot compromise the protection of healthcare workers.

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