Basic Details
Word: Recognition
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The act of knowing someone or something again. It also means public praise or official acceptance for what someone has done.
Synonyms: acknowledgement, acclaim, appreciation, credit
Antonyms: neglect, disregard
How to Spell Recognition
Syllables: rec - og - ni - tion
Tricky part: The ending is -tion, not -sion, even though recognise ends in s. Students also drop the g or the i before -tion.
Watch out for: recogniton, reconition, recognision
Memory tip: Take recognise, cut off the -se and fix -tion in its place: recogni + tion. The i before the cut stays put.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The young scientist won recognition for her work on clean drinking water.
Example 2: Face recognition lets Papa open his phone with a single glance.
Example 3: Years of practice finally brought the tabla player national recognition.
Fun Fact
Apple's Face ID does not just take a photo: it projects about 30,000 invisible infrared dots onto the face to map its shape.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
After twenty years of teaching village children to read, Mrs Mehta finally received recogniton from the state government.
a) village
b) recogniton
c) government
d) received
Show answer
b) recogniton. Recognition needs an i before its -on ending, just like the -ition of competition.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word recognition as used in the sentence:
Her paintings gained recognition only after she had moved to Kolkata.
a) neglect
b) payment
c) obscurity
d) acclaim
Show answer
d) acclaim. Recognition here is public praise, which is what acclaim means; neglect and obscurity are its opposites.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The athlete waved to the crowd in tinocgienor of their loud cheers.
a) recognition
b) repetition
c) recondition
d) coronation
Show answer
a) recognition. Recondition has a d and repetition a p, while coronation has no g; only recognition fits.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A guard who nods in recognition as you walk in ____.
a) wants to see your ticket
b) shows that he knows who you are
c) is asking you to leave
d) has fallen asleep
Show answer
b) shows that he knows who you are
2. Which verb is recognition formed from?
a) recover
b) record
c) recognise
d) reconcile
Show answer
c) recognise
