All assent synonyms
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A a verb assent
- agree β If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- subscribe β to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- accede β If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
- okay β to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- ditto β the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- acquiesce β If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- grant β to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- conform β If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- accept β If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- recognize β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- concur β If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- buy β If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- comply β If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- defer β If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
- adopt β If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- cut a deal β to come to an arrangement; make a deal
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- knuckle under β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- go along with β permit, consent to
- pass on β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- say uncle β a brother of one's father or mother.
- recognise β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
noun assent
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- concurrence β Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something.
- acknowledgment β An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- acquiescence β Acquiescence is agreement to do what someone wants, or acceptance of what they do even though you do not agree with it.
- accord β An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- compliance β a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- permission β authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- nod β to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- admission β Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
- acceptance β Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
- accession β Accession is the act of taking up a position as the ruler of a country.
- affirmation β the act of affirming or the state of being affirmed
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- approval β If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- authorization β an authorizing or being authorized
- agreement β An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- approbation β Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
adjective assent
- well-disposed β favorably, sympathetically, or kindly disposed: The sponsors are well-disposed toward our plan.
- agreeable β If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.