noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , full , total , unconditional , wholehearted
▪ conditional , grudging , reluctant
▪ gradual
▪ greater , growing , increasing
▪
Alternative medicines are now winning greater ~ among doctors.
▪ broad , general , universal , wide , widespread
▪ popular , public
▪ blind , easy , immediate , ready , uncritical , unquestioning
▪
Their attitude was condemned as blind ~ of authority.
▪ implicit , passive , tacit
▪ formal , official
▪ cultural , social , societal ( esp. AmE )
▪ mainstream
▪ consumer , market , user
VERB + ACCEPTANCE
▪ achieve , find , gain , win
▪
The idea was slow to gain general ~.
▪ seek
▪
The group is now seeking formal ~.
ACCEPTANCE + NOUN
▪ address , speech
▪ letter
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among
▪
These concepts have gained broad ~ among scientists.
▪ ~ of
▪
society's ~ of homosexuality