| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entering or allowing entry |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, access, admittance, certification, confirmation, designation, door, entrance, entree, ingress, initiation, introduction, permission, reception, recognition, way, welcome |
| Notes: | admission implies a physical entrance, whereas admittance implies some sort of procedural or merely formal entry; admission correlates with permission to move into a room or building but admittance correlates with acceptance into a group or organization admission falls short of an acknowledgment of all elements of a crime - which would be a confession |
| Antonyms: | denial, exclusion, expulsion, refusal |
| Main Entry: | appointment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assignment of responsibility |
| Synonyms: | allotment, approval, assigning, authorization, certification, choice, choosing, commissioning, delegation, deputation, designation, election, empowering, installation, naming, nomination, ordination, promotion, selection |
| Main Entry: | certificate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorizing document |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, affirmation, attestation, authentication, authorization, certification, coupon, credential, deed, diploma, docket, documentation, endorsement, guarantee, license, paper, pass, permit, receipt, record, sheepskin, shingle, testament, testification, testimonial, testimony, ticket, voucher, warrant, warranty |
| Main Entry: | discovery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finding, uncovering |
| Synonyms: | analysis, ascertainment, authentication, calculation, certification, detection, determination, diagnosis, discernment, disclosure, distinguishing, empiricism, encounter, espial, experimentation, exploration, exposition, exposure, feeling, hearing, identification, introduction, invention, learning, locating, location, origination, perception, revelation, sensing, sighting, strike, unearthing, verification |
| Antonyms: | loss, miss |
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
| Synonyms: | agreement, assurance, attestation, bail, bargain, bond, certainty, certificate, certification, charter, collateral, contract, covenant, deposit, earnest, gage, guaranty, insurance, lock, oath, pawn, pipe, recognizance, security, sure thing, surety, testament, token, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor |
| Main Entry: | hallmark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | symbol, authentication |
| Synonyms: | badge, certification, device, emblem, endorsement, indication, mark, ratification, seal, sign, signet, stamp, sure sign, telltale sign, trademark |
| Main Entry: | paper/papers |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal document |
| Synonyms: | ID, affidavit, archive, bill, certificate, certification, citation, contract, credentials, data, deed, diaries, diploma, documentation, dossier, file, grant, identification papers, indictment, instrument, letter, letters, order, passport, plea, record, subpoena, summons, testimony, token, visa, voucher, warrant, will, writ, writings |
| Main Entry: | proof |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evidence, authentication |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, argument, attestation, averment, case, certification, chapter and verse, clincher, clue, confirmation, corroboration, credentials, criterion, cue*, data, demonstration, deposition, documents, establishment, exhibit, facts, goods*, grabber, grounds, information, lowdown, nitty-gritty, paper trail, picture, reason, reasons, record, scoop*, score*, skinny*, smoking gun, straight stuff, substantiation, testament, testimony, trace, validation, verification, warrant, wherefore, why*, whyfor, witness |
| Antonyms: | hypothesis, theory |
| Main Entry: | reference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | testimonial of good character |
| Synonyms: | certificate, certification, character, credentials, endorsement, good word, recommendation, tribute |