ASSIMILATIONS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

assimilations

noun

plural of assimilation

as in understandings

the act or process of learning or gaining understanding The dog's rapid assimilation of new tricks pleased his owners.

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Recent Examples of assimilations Some K-pop songs, just in their surface-level presentation, put their cross-cultural assimilations up front. — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026

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The ruling has long been criticized as out of step with basic understandings of the law, and the court later refused to extend the exemption to other sports, including football, basketball and boxing.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
The Constitution’s language ruled out neither of those understandings.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

Definition of understandings

Noun

The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Thus, the cisgendered body and heterosexuality are a dynamic instead of a foundation to our conceptions of Black motherhood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Definition of conceptions

Noun

But that doesn’t mean the bonds and awakenings that have been sown won’t grow in their own ways, whether in terms of enduring perceptions or travels to or from here to other nations or inspiring future leaders.

— Vahe Gregorian July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
By the same token, new information and messaging can help modify or entirely erase such limiting perceptions.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026

Definition of perceptions

Noun

Each member derives her own realizations from this experience, with its dual crucibles of grindingly hard work and pop adulation.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026
One of the most striking realizations is just how much this list of names cuts against the grain of the Pochettino’s regular squad selections over his one-and-a-half years in charge.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

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