ACCULTURATION Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

acculturation

noun

Definition of acculturation

as in adjustment

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Recent Examples of acculturation How Culture Plays a Role In immigrant families—especially in the Asian American community—acculturation levels can influence parenting styles. — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025 When deciding where to pour advertising dollars, Democrats must dig in and understand that Latino media habits often are driven by age and acculturation. — Sylvia Salazar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 Today, Berry’s model is the most commonly used to understand acculturation. — April Nisan Ilkmen, The Conversation, 30 June 2023 This daily traffic encouraged some acculturation to English tastes and ways of life. — Renaud Morieux, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2015 See All Example Sentences for acculturation

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Noun

That would also give staff time to share the reasons for fee changes with the community, monitor potential impacts, evaluate customer responses and make adjustments as needed.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
There have been much smaller posture adjustments at several other embassies in the Middle East -- changes officials say are also linked to the Houthi threat and other matters not connected to any plan to resume combat against Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjustment

Noun

Foot swelling is also more likely to occur in the types of runs the Mach 7 is built for, so its jacquard mesh upper can expand in accordance.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
And Jesus showed us how to bring our thoughts and actions into accordance with God’s healing power.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of accordance

Noun

Already, those results are shaping the award’s upcoming nomination round, which will include climate adaptation and workforce transition among its priorities.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
The companies said each adaptation would bring in new creative voices.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of adaptation

Noun

Any juxtaposition of Lee’s work in sculpture and painting will show their congruence; for Lee, the two media are simply two interchangeable methods for dealing with a single set of issues.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
While the exit could be multi-factorial, what is known is that congruence isn't judged in a single moment.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of congruence

Noun

Her devices included Onda’s Coolwaves technology for facial contouring, Lumenis radiofrequency for delicate areas, TriLift for facial muscle stimulation and Geneo ultrasound to enhance product absorption.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
In recent skin-absorption studies, the FDA found that 1,4-dioxane can penetrate the skin in trace amounts, especially when applied as a lotion.

— Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of absorption

Noun

Erdogan’s attempt to foster an Ottoman-style pan-Islamism appears to have accelerated liberalization rather than strengthened religious conformity.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
But in the middle of this conformity rises building like the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Dancing House in Prague, the Harbin Opera House in China—original structures—no copies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of conformity

Noun

After six weeks of filling in as lead NFL game analyst for CBS Sports, Watt has reached a multi-year agreement to continue alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz in the network’s top broadcast booth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Lawmakers from the candidates’ respective parties also found much agreement when debating a critical minerals law that centers domestic value addition earlier this year.

— Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of agreement

Noun

This is to ensure conformance to an overarching body of human values, standards, cultural norms, expectations and usability considerations.

— Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
Explain how the agent takes in tasks and context and how the output is measured against definable tolerances (targets, conformances and limits).

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of conformance

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