Synonyms for Recognition (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged):
acknowledgement, acknowledgment
WordNet sense 2 (approval):
credit
WordNet sense 3 (coming to understand something clearly and distinctly):
realization, realisation
WordNet sense 4 (the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering):
identification
From the ODE community, based on WordNet
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