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. Harold Loukes:

   An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by fullness, not by reception.

2. Noel Monk:

   Eddie was having a lot of problems at that time, after they got married, he had drank too much, he had done too much. They went from the church to the reception. It was a beautiful mansion with wonderful people, but I couldn’t find Eddie. I couldn’t find Valerie. So I went looking for them and found them in the bathroom upstairs… Valerie was soothing him. It was certainly understandable. It didn’t impact their marriage. It certainly didn’t dictate the way things might turned out.’ The marriage lasted for almost two decades until their divorce in 2007, but the band was crumbling much sooner than that. There were mountains of cocaine and ever-flowing booze involved, but Van Halen was also led by a flamboyant singer with a fearsome Jekyll and Hyde personality. David Lee Roth in London. (Courtesy of Noel Monk).

3. Andy Hogg:

   We are careful to make sure we don't leave any fruit or food behind the counter for when the elephants come in, during the time that the wild mango fruit is in season, we get elephants in the courtyard and in reception several times a day. It generally happens from late October through mid-December.

4. Ted Cruz:

   That's a little bit different from the reception I get in Washington.

5. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker:

   We will increase reception capacities to 100,000 places in Greece and in the western Balkans, i commend the Greek prime minister for this commitment to increase reception capacity in Greece to 30,000 places by the end of this year, with the UNHCR to help provide at least 20,000 more places in Greece.