Collocations for recognition - noun

immediate, instant
early, prompt
the early recognition of a disease

dawning
brand, name
One of the main goals of marketing is name recognition.

word
a test of children's word recognition

character, face, fingerprint, handwriting, speech, text, voice
automatic, computer
the automatic recognition of handwriting by computer

flicker, sign
She stared directly at the witness but he did not show a flicker of recognition (= he did not show that he recognized her).

show
avoid
He pulled the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition.

allow, facilitate
The monitoring system allows recognition of pollution hot spots.

dawn
Recognition slowly dawned, and I remembered her from my college days.

software, system, technology

beyond (all) recognition (figurative)
Many of those interviewed said their job had changed beyond recognition (= changed completely) over the past five years.

out of (all) recognition (figurative)
The equipment and methods of production have improved out of all recognition (= greatly improved).

without recognition
He looked up, glanced at them without recognition, and went on his way.

recognition in sb's eyes
There was no recognition in his eyes (= he did not look as if he recognized her).

full
special
The judges selected three projects for special recognition.

appropriate, due, proper, well-deserved
insufficient
greater, growing, increasing
There needs to be a greater recognition of corporate crime as a social problem.

clear, explicit, overt
implicit
apparent
positive
equal
equal recognition for the work women do

mutual
immediate, instant
belated, overdue
The award is being made in belated recognition of her services to the industry.
Recognition of his talent was long overdue.

individual, personal
personal recognition for your achievements

general, universal, wide, widespread
The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition.

international, national, worldwide
public, social
professional
diplomatic
formal, legal, legislative, official
federal, government, state
de facto
Twelve states have accorded de facto recognition to the new regime.

achieve, attain, earn sb, gain, garner (esp. AmE), get, obtain, receive, win
His recitals have earned him recognition as a talented performer.

deserve, merit
require
Both of these perspectives are valid and require recognition.

imply
They claim that signature of the peace accord did not imply recognition of the state's sovereignty.

ask for, call for, demand, request, seek
apply for
qualify for
to qualify for UN recognition as an International Biosphere Reserve

accord sb/sth, give sb/sth, grant sb/sth
deny sb/sth, refuse sb/sth

come
Official recognition of the change came fast.

in recognition of
an award in recognition of his outstanding work

without recognition
She has worked actively but without recognition.

recognition as
a country that has long sought recognition as a major power

recognition by, recognition from
recognition by his superiors of the service he had performed

recognition for
They received recognition for their 20-year commitment to safety at sea.

a lack of recognition
recognition of the importance of sth, recognition of the need for sth
a struggle for recognition