concessive.

Expressing an admission that contrasts with, but does not overturn, another claim.

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Words that belong together

• concessive clause
• concessive construction

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The concessive clause acknowledges the cost without rejecting the proposal.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation. Commonness: uncommon.