reference vs acknowledgment

acknowledgment vs reference

reference and acknowledgment both are nouns.

reference is a verb but acknowledgment is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reference	Yes	No	Yes	No
acknowledgment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reference and acknowledgment are synonyms defined as:

reference and acknowledgment: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Other synonyms of reference include citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation.

reference (noun)	acknowledgment (noun)
the act of referring or consulting	a statement acknowledging something or someone
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
an indicator that orients you generally
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

reference (verb)	acknowledgment (verb)
refer to

Difference between reference and acknowledgment

Words related to "reference"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.