acknowledged

/əkˈnɑlɪdʒd/

/ækˈnɔlɪdʒd/

Other forms: acknowledgedly

Definitions of acknowledged

1. adjective

   recognized or made known or admitted
   “the acknowledged leader of the community”

   “a woman of acknowledged accomplishments”

   “his acknowledged error”

   synonyms:

   accepted, recognised, recognized

   generally approved or compelling recognition

   self-confessed

   owned up to

   assumptive

   accepted as real or true without proof

   declarable

   that must be declared

   given, granted

   acknowledged as a supposition

   putative

   purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds

   known

   apprehended with certainty

   antonyms:

   unacknowledged

   not recognized or admitted

   unappreciated, unsung, unvalued

   having value that is not acknowledged

   secret, unavowed

   not openly made known

   unconfessed

   not admitted

   unrecognised, unrecognized

   not recognized

   unknown

   not known
2. adjective

   generally accepted
   synonyms:

   unquestionable

   incapable of being questioned