ADMISSIONS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

admissions

noun

plural of admission

as in confessions

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself by her own admission, her cooking is not the greatest

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as in accessions

the means or right of entering or participating in no admission unless accompanied by an adult

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Recent Examples of admissions Audiences Turn Out, Market Holds Steady Related Stories Screenings drew 200,043 admissions, the festival’s highest tally since 2015. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Schools that keep the preferences are listed publicly as out of compliance and must report more admissions data to the state. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Linda Kern, a Cornell alum who has been a college admissions counselor for eight years, hasn’t had any students bring up the Cornell case, nor have any decided to toss their applications. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 India also conducts recruitment for public-sector jobs and admissions to public and several private colleges through competitive national exams. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 For 2027 admissions, all Ivy League schools and many public universities are back to requiring or strongly recommending them. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Colorado’s program allows some exemptions to its requirements; for example, preschools in churches may give admissions preference to members of their congregation. — Preston Green Iii, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 Thorp urged universities to follow MIT’s lead on getting rid of legacy admissions policies that give children of alumni an edge (which the university did decades ago). — Megan Molteni, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The group also said torture was reportedly used to extract confessions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
This week's quiz spotlights Hollywood confessions and surprising family connections.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of confessions

Noun

Here’s what happened outside before the doors officially unlocked.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
On the aesthetic front, Vanadium Grey Metallic accents on the sideview-mirror covers, the wheels, the model-designation decals on the doors, and on the badge at the rear help distinguish the latest Carrera T from its siblings.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of doors

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Latency becomes the new battleground The researchers say accesses that would normally leave a rack and travel through a conventional network could instead follow a more predictable path.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).

— Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of accesses

Noun

The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Five entries appearing in the notice refer to variations of his name and identify the same individual.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of entries

Noun

This week, the Royals unveiled new renderings of what their future stadium in Crown Center will look like, with dramatic plaza entrances and a design that highlights Kansas City’s natural features and surrounding landmarks.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
As the first Black Demon Deacon, Dobbs became known for his exuberant dance moves and unforgettable entrances into Groves Stadium.

— Katie Riley, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of entrances

Noun

The network starts out with random weights that produce unhelpful queries, keys, and values, and thus poor translations.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Its latest annual Gboard experiment flips this dynamic on its head with moving keys that eventually roll into position right under your finger.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of keys

Noun

Cargo on ships that have diverted away from the Hormuz is backing up at the region’s alternative gateways.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
As one of the principal gateways into the Saudi capital and a foundation stone of the entire Vision 2030 project, the Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport directly threaten the Kingdom’s strategy.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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