What is another word for acquiescence?
1380 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌakwɪˈɛsəns], [ ˌakwɪˈɛsəns], [ ˌa_k_w_ɪ__ˈɛ_s_ə_n_s]
Acquiescence is the agreement or acceptance of something, typically without protest. There are several synonyms for this word, including conformity, compliance, submission, surrender, and obedience. Conformity refers to the act of following rules, norms, or standards, while compliance is the act of following orders or requests. Submission and surrender both imply giving in or yielding to a more powerful force, while obedience refers to following commands from someone in authority. Other synonyms include agreement, assent, consent, and concurrence. Regardless of the word used, acquiescence suggests a passive acceptance of a situation, often without expressing one's true feelings or desires.
Synonyms for Acquiescence:
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- resist .
- accession ,
- accord ,
- accordance ,
- agreement ,
- arrangement ,
- bond ,
- capitulation ,
- compact ,
- concord ,
- concordance ,
- concurrence ,
- consensus ,
- contract ,
- covenant ,
- deal ,
- empathy ,
- pact ,
- pledge ,
- promise ,
- settlement ,
- stipulation ,
- treaty ,
- unanimity ,
- understanding .
- co operativeness ,
- co operativenesses ,
- co-operativeness ,
- co-operativenesses ,
- cooperativenesses ,
- good naturednesses ,
- good-naturednesses ,
- goodnaturednesses .
- adherence ,
- affirmation ,
- compliance ,
- conformance ,
- conformity ,
- fealty ,
- fulfillment ,
- genuflection ,
- homage ,
- meekness ,
- obeisance ,
- observance ,
- respect ,
- servility ,
- submissiveness ,
- willingness .
- congruity ,
- consistency ,
- convention ,
- correctness ,
- custom ,
- etiquette ,
- formality ,
- manner ,
- propriety ,
- regularity ,
- ritual ,
- tradition .
- acceptings ,
- acquirings ,
- co operation ,
- co operations ,
- receivings ,
- taking ons ,
- under taking ,
- under-taking ,
- under-takings .
- Lowliness ,
- docility ,
- duty ,
- humbleness ,
- humility ,
- inferiority ,
- serfdom ,
- servitude ,
- slavishness ,
- subordination ,
- subservience ,
- vassalage ,
- yieldingness .
Other synonyms:
- yes .
- O.K. .
Other relevant words:
- abasement ,
- abbreviate ,
- abidance ,
- abide ,
- abide by ,
- abridge ,
- access ,
- acclimatisation ,
- accompaniment ,
- accordance of rights ,
- accredit ,
- acquire ,
- acquit ,
- adapt ,
- addiction ,
- addition ,
- address ,
- adhere ,
- adhesion ,
- adhesiveness ,
- administer ,
- admission charge ,
- admission fee ,
- admission price ,
- admittance ,
- adoption ,
- advantageousness ,
- affirm ,
- affirmatory ,
- afford ,
- agate line ,
- air ,
- all right ,
- alliance ,
- allot ,
- allow for ,
- allow in ,
- allowance account ,
- alright ,
- alteration ,
- amenity ,
- ancestry ,
- anticipate ,
- aplomb ,
- apportion ,
- apprehension ,
- approbative ,
- approbatory ,
- appropriate ,
- approving ,
- arc ,
- argument ,
- argumentation ,
- armed service ,
- arranging ,
- arrest ,
- ascertain ,
- assay ,
- assembly line ,
- assenting ,
- assertion ,
- assoil ,
- assume ,
- assure ,
- atonement ,
- attach ,
- attachment ,
- authorisation ,
- authorise ,
- authority ,
- autonomy ,
- avail ,
- avidity ,
- avidness ,
- avouchment ,
- back ,
- back up ,
- backing ,
- backup ,
- bail ,
- bail bond ,
- balance ,
- balancing ,
- balk ,
- banal ,
- bandage ,
- bank check ,
- bank line ,
- banker's acceptance ,
- bargain ,
- batch ,
- baulk ,
- bear ,
- bear out ,
- beastliness ,
- believe ,
- bendability ,
- benediction ,
- bequeath ,
- billet ,
- blandishment ,
- blood ,
- blood line ,
- bloodline ,
- blurb ,
- body ,
- bond certificate ,
- bond paper ,
- boon ,
- bootlicking ,
- borrow ,
- bow ,
- bowing ,
- bread and butter ,
- break ,
- breed ,
- bridle ,
- briskness ,
- brook ,
- broth ,
- buckle under ,
- bumptiousness ,
- bundle ,
- burst ,
- business ,
- business deal ,
- business line ,
- buy in ,
- cable ,
- cachet ,
- call ,
- canonisation ,
- capital of new hampshire ,
- care ,
- carry ,
- carry on ,
- carrying into action ,
- carrying out ,
- cartel ,
- caudex ,
- celebrate ,
- ceremonial ,
- ceremonial occasion ,
- ceremony ,
- certification ,
- certify ,
- channel ,
- check into ,
- check mark ,
- check off ,
- check out ,
- check over ,
- check up on ,
- check-out procedure ,
- checker ,
- checkout ,
- chemical bond ,
- cheque ,
- chequer ,
- chink ,
- chip ,
- chit ,
- citation ,
- cite ,
- civility ,
- clapping ,
- claudication ,
- clear ,
- closeness ,
- closure ,
- co-occur ,
- co-occurrence ,
- cockiness ,
- coincidence ,
- collusion ,
- colonisation ,
- colonization ,
- colony ,
- combine ,
- commendation ,
- commensurateness ,
- commit ,
- commitment ,
- commonplace ,
- communication channel ,
- compact car ,
- compendious ,
- complete ,
- compress ,
- computer memory ,
- computer storage ,
- concentrate ,
- conciliate ,
- concordat ,
- condense ,
- condition ,
- conduct ,
- confide ,
- configuration ,
- confirmation ,
- conform to ,
- conformism ,
- congruence ,
- congruousness ,
- conjunction ,
- conniption ,
- conquering ,
- conquest ,
- consider ,
- consistence ,
- consort ,
- constipate ,
- constrict ,
- contain ,
- contemptibility ,
- contend ,
- contour ,
- contract bridge ,
- contrast ,
- control ,
- convening ,
- conventionalism ,
- convulsion ,
- cooccur ,
- cool ,
- cope ,
- corporate trust ,
- correctitude ,
- correspond ,
- corroborate ,
- course ,
- course credit ,
- court ,
- cover ,
- crack ,
- craziness ,
- crease ,
- credenza ,
- credit entry ,
- credit line ,
- credit rating ,
- crinkle ,
- cultism ,
- curb ,
- custom-made ,
- customs ,
- customs duty ,
- cut ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- deaf-and-dumb person ,
- deaf-mute ,
- deal out ,
- dealership ,
- declaration ,
- dedication ,
- defection ,
- defend ,
- deferred payment ,
- defy ,
- degradation ,
- delay ,
- delineate ,
- deliver ,
- demarcation ,
- dense ,
- depart ,
- dependance ,
- dependency ,
- depot ,
- descent ,
- describe ,
- desertion ,
- desire ,
- despicability ,
- despicableness ,
- detect ,
- determine ,
- deterrent ,
- devotedness ,
- digest ,
- dim ,
- discernment ,
- discipline ,
- discover ,
- dish out ,
- dismissal ,
- dismission ,
- dispatch ,
- dispense ,
- dissent ,
- distribute ,
- dividing line ,
- divine service ,
- divvy up ,
- documentation ,
- dole out ,
- dominance ,
- dramatise ,
- dramatize ,
- draw ,
- draw together ,
- drink ,
- drop ,
- drop off ,
- dull ,
- earmark ,
- ease up ,
- ebullience ,
- eject ,
- elan ,
- electric arc ,
- electric discharge ,
- embrace ,
- emission ,
- empower ,
- empty ,
- encounter ,
- endure ,
- ensure ,
- enter ,
- entrance fee ,
- entrance money ,
- entree ,
- entrepot ,
- entrust ,
- entry ,
- equip ,
- espousal ,
- espouse ,
- esteem ,
- exculpate ,
- execution ,
- exhaust ,
- exit ,
- exonerate ,
- expel ,
- expelling ,
- experience ,
- expiation ,
- exuberance ,
- facility ,
- fall ,
- farewell ,
- farm animal ,
- fashion ,
- favorable reception ,
- favourableness ,
- feeling ,
- fend ,
- fend for ,
- fervency ,
- fervidness ,
- fervor ,
- fervour ,
- fidelity ,
- fill ,
- financial backing ,
- financial support ,
- find ,
- find out ,
- fine ,
- fink ,
- fire ,
- firing ,
- firing off ,
- fit in ,
- fit out ,
- fitting ,
- flexibleness ,
- flirt with ,
- flock ,
- follow ,
- folly ,
- foolery ,
- forbearance ,
- forebode ,
- foregone conclusion ,
- foreshorten ,
- foretell ,
- forget ,
- form ,
- formalities ,
- formalness ,
- formula ,
- forsaking ,
- free ,
- fruit ,
- fulfil ,
- fulfill ,
- fulfilment ,
- fulsomeness ,
- functioning ,
- fund ,
- funding ,
- furrow ,
- generate ,
- genuflexion ,
- geometrical regularity ,
- get ,
- get by ,
- get out ,
- gibe ,
- gillyflower ,
- gimp ,
- gimpiness ,
- give ,
- give up ,
- give way ,
- giving up ,
- go ,
- go away ,
- go for ,
- go forth ,
- go off ,
- go out ,
- go over ,
- good deal ,
- good will ,
- good-humoredness ,
- good-humouredness ,
- good-temperedness ,
- grace ,
- grant ,
- grapple ,
- gratification ,
- great deal ,
- groveling ,
- guarantee ,
- guarantor ,
- guardianship ,
- gunstock ,
- habituation ,
- hackneyed ,
- halt ,
- hamper ,
- hand ,
- hand clapping ,
- handicap ,
- handle ,
- harbor ,
- harbour ,
- harmoniousness ,
- harmonise ,
- harmonize ,
- hatful ,
- have ,
- heap ,
- heavyset ,
- help ,
- hindrance ,
- hitch ,
- hive away ,
- hold ,
- hold back ,
- hold fast ,
- hold in ,
- hold out ,
- hold over ,
- hold up ,
- holding ,
- honor ,
- honoring ,
- honour ,
- hostage ,
- humoring ,
- hunky-dory ,
- hyponymy ,
- identification ,
- impart ,
- impediment ,
- impost ,
- impression ,
- imprimatur ,
- impropriety ,
- include ,
- incur ,
- indecorum ,
- indorse ,
- indulging ,
- inexplicit ,
- inspection and repair ,
- insure ,
- intellect ,
- intrigue ,
- intromit ,
- intrust ,
- inventory ,
- invite ,
- issue ,
- jib ,
- jibe ,
- job ,
- judicial admission ,
- keenness ,
- keep ,
- keep an eye on ,
- keep going ,
- kisser ,
- kneel ,
- know ,
- knuckle under ,
- lameness ,
- laxness ,
- lay in ,
- lead ,
- learn ,
- leave alone ,
- leave behind ,
- leave of absence ,
- leave-taking ,
- leeway ,
- lenity ,
- let ,
- let alone ,
- let in ,
- lexington ,
- liberation ,
- limping ,
- line of business ,
- line of credit ,
- line of descent ,
- line of merchandise ,
- line of products ,
- line of reasoning ,
- line of work ,
- lineage ,
- liquidation ,
- live with ,
- livelihood ,
- livestock ,
- living ,
- loathsomeness ,
- lodge ,
- logical argument ,
- look at ,
- look into ,
- lot ,
- lousiness ,
- low quality ,
- lower rank ,
- lower status ,
- lunacy ,
- maintain ,
- make do ,
- make out ,
- manage ,
- mandate ,
- margin ,
- mark ,
- mark off ,
- mass ,
- mastery ,
- match ,
- meet ,
- meeting of minds ,
- melodic line ,
- melodic phrase ,
- melody ,
- memory ,
- memory board ,
- mention ,
- mess ,
- mete out ,
- mickle ,
- mildness ,
- military service ,
- minginess ,
- mint ,
- mode ,
- moderate ,
- modification ,
- mountain ,
- move over ,
- muckle ,
- muffle ,
- mug ,
- mum ,
- musical accompaniment ,
- musical arrangement ,
- musical harmony ,
- muster out ,
- narrow ,
- neckcloth ,
- nefariousness ,
- niceness ,
- niggardliness ,
- nonviolence ,
- normal ,
- note ,
- notice ,
- notion ,
- nurse ,
- obligate ,
- obligation ,
- oblige ,
- obscureness ,
- obsequious ,
- observation ,
- obtain ,
- obtuse ,
- occupation ,
- oiliness ,
- okeh ,
- okey ,
- okla. ,
- oklahoma ,
- old-hat ,
- oleaginousness ,
- openness ,
- operation ,
- opinion ,
- optimistic ,
- organisation ,
- organization ,
- organized religion ,
- origin ,
- ossification ,
- outfit ,
- outpouring ,
- output ,
- overhaul ,
- pacificism ,
- pacifism ,
- pack ,
- pack together ,
- pampering ,
- parcel out ,
- parentage ,
- paroxysm ,
- parsimoniousness ,
- parsimony ,
- parting ,
- pass ,
- pass on ,
- passel ,
- patience ,
- patronage ,
- patronise ,
- patronize ,
- pattern ,
- pay ,
- payoff ,
- peck ,
- pedigree ,
- permissiveness ,
- personal credit line ,
- personal line of credit ,
- personal manner ,
- phiz ,
- phone line ,
- physiognomy ,
- pick up ,
- pile ,
- pipeline ,
- placement ,
- plasticity ,
- plausive ,
- plenty ,
- pliantness ,
- plight ,
- plow ,
- plump for ,
- plunk for ,
- poise ,
- portion out ,
- positiveness ,
- positivity ,
- postpone ,
- pot ,
- potency ,
- powder compact ,
- precondition ,
- predict ,
- preparation ,
- preparedness ,
- press ,
- price of admission ,
- primed ,
- prise ,
- prize ,
- proceeds ,
- product line ,
- production ,
- production line ,
- profess ,
- profitableness ,
- profound ,
- prognosticate ,
- properness ,
- proportionateness ,
- prorogue ,
- protest ,
- provide ,
- public presentation ,
- pull up stakes ,
- punctuality ,
- pushiness ,
- put down ,
- put in ,
- put off ,
- put over ,
- put up ,
- quite a little ,
- quotation ,
- raft ,
- rail line ,
- railway line ,
- rapprochement ,
- reactivity ,
- readjustment ,
- realisation ,
- realization ,
- reason ,
- reassert ,
- receipt ,
- recognise ,
- recognize ,
- reconcile ,
- reduce ,
- reenforcement ,
- reference ,
- refuse ,
- regard ,
- registration ,
- reinforcement ,
- reject ,
- release ,
- relent ,
- religion ,
- religious belief ,
- religious service ,
- remark ,
- remissness ,
- remit ,
- render ,
- repulsiveness ,
- reserve ,
- resolution ,
- response ,
- responsibility ,
- result ,
- retard ,
- retention ,
- return ,
- rightness ,
- rise to power ,
- rite ,
- rule ,
- run ,
- run along ,
- sack ,
- sacking ,
- safekeeping ,
- salt away ,
- salute ,
- sanctionative ,
- sang-froid ,
- satisfy ,
- savvy ,
- say-so ,
- scene ,
- scheme ,
- seal ,
- seam ,
- second ,
- secondment ,
- secret approval ,
- security ,
- see ,
- see to it ,
- self-assurance ,
- self-confidence ,
- self-indulgence ,
- sell ,
- serfhood ,
- serve ,
- service of process ,
- servicing ,
- serving ,
- set ,
- set aside ,
- set back ,
- set down ,
- shackle ,
- shape ,
- share ,
- shell out ,
- shelve ,
- shop ,
- shopworn ,
- shore leave ,
- short letter ,
- shorten ,
- shrink ,
- sight ,
- sign ,
- sign on ,
- sign up ,
- slackness ,
- slew ,
- slow ,
- small town ,
- smartness ,
- smiler ,
- soften ,
- softwood ,
- sooner state ,
- sordidness ,
- spark ,
- spate ,
- specification ,
- speechless ,
- sprout ,
- squeal ,
- squeeze ,
- stack ,
- stack away ,
- stand ,
- stand firm ,
- standard ,
- stash away ,
- statement ,
- stay ,
- stemma ,
- sternness ,
- stick ,
- stick out ,
- stick to ,
- still ,
- stock certificate ,
- stock up ,
- stock warrant ,
- stock-purchase warrant ,
- stockpile ,
- stocky ,
- stomach ,
- stop ,
- stoppage ,
- storage ,
- storehouse ,
- strain ,
- stringency ,
- style ,
- subduedness ,
- subjugation ,
- submit ,
- subscribe ,
- subscriber line ,
- subservientness ,
- substance ,
- substantiate ,
- substantiation ,
- succinct ,
- succumb ,
- suffer ,
- suit ,
- summary ,
- suppleness ,
- supporting ,
- sure thing ,
- sustain ,
- sustenance ,
- swallow ,
- sweep up ,
- sycophantic ,
- symmetricalness ,
- symmetry ,
- sympathy ,
- system ,
- tab ,
- table ,
- table service ,
- tacit consent ,
- take ,
- take in ,
- take into account ,
- take note ,
- take on ,
- take over ,
- take up ,
- takings ,
- tally ,
- tantrum ,
- tariff ,
- telephone circuit ,
- telephone line ,
- thanksgiving ,
- thick ,
- thickset ,
- think about ,
- think of ,
- threadbare ,
- tick ,
- tick off ,
- tidy sum ,
- tie ,
- tie down ,
- tie up ,
- tightfistedness ,
- tightness ,
- timeworn ,
- timidness ,
- timorousness ,
- tired ,
- toadyish ,
- toast ,
- tolerate ,
- tomfoolery ,
- tone down ,
- tongueless ,
- toy with ,
- trace ,
- trade ,
- traditionality ,
- train ,
- trammel ,
- transcription ,
- transmission line ,
- treat ,
- trite ,
- trueness ,
- truss ,
- trustfulness ,
- trustingness ,
- tune ,
- turn back ,
- ugliness ,
- unction ,
- underpin ,
- understood ,
- undertake ,
- unfathomed ,
- unfavorable position ,
- uniformness ,
- unimportance ,
- unload ,
- unplumbed ,
- unquestioning ,
- unspoken ,
- usage ,
- usance ,
- valuation account ,
- valuation reserve ,
- value ,
- veneration ,
- venting ,
- verification ,
- version ,
- very well ,
- village ,
- visage ,
- wad ,
- waiver ,
- warrantee ,
- warranter ,
- warrantor ,
- warranty ,
- wassail ,
- watch ,
- watch over ,
- watching ,
- way ,
- well-worn ,
- wickedness ,
- will ,
- wink at ,
- withstand ,
- word meaning ,
- word sense ,
- wordless ,
- wormlike ,
- wormy ,
- wrinkle .
- Abjectness ,
- Accedence ,
- Acception ,
- Adaption ,
- Affirmance ,
- Agnition ,
- Allowing ,
- Assentation ,
- Assentment ,
- Aye ,
- Conformability ,
- Duteousness ,
- Granting ,
- Reconcilement ,
- Servileness ,
- Sycophantism ,
- Toadying ,
- Toadyism ,
- Yieldance ,
- abandonment ,
- abjection ,
- accede ,
- accept ,
- acceptation ,
- acclimation ,
- acclimatization ,
- accommodate ,
- accommodation ,
- acknowledge ,
- acknowledgement ,
- acknowledgment ,
- acquiesce ,
- acquittal ,
- acquittance ,
- adaptability ,
- adaptation ,
- adjustment ,
- admission ,
- admit ,
- adopt ,
- affirmative ,
- affirmative voice ,
- agree ,
- agreeability ,
- agreeableness ,
- agreement in principle ,
- alacrity ,
- allow ,
- applause ,
- apple-polishing ,
- approbation ,
- approve ,
- ardor ,
- ardour ,
- arse-kissing ,
- arse-licking ,
- ass-kissing ,
- ass-licking ,
- assent to ,
- assurance ,
- assuredness ,
- authorization ,
- authorize ,
- avowal ,
- baseness ,
- be agreeable to ,
- belief ,
- biddability ,
- bind ,
- blessing ,
- boot-licking ,
- brown-nosing ,
- cede ,
- certainty ,
- check ,
- cheerful consent ,
- coincide ,
- comply ,
- concede ,
- concession ,
- concur ,
- confess ,
- confession ,
- confession of faith ,
- confidence ,
- confirm ,
- conformation ,
- connivance ,
- connive ,
- connive at ,
- consent to ,
- conventionality ,
- cooperativeness ,
- correspondence ,
- countenance ,
- credence ,
- credit ,
- credulity ,
- cringing ,
- defer ,
- dependence ,
- discharge ,
- dumb ,
- dutifulness ,
- eagerness ,
- endorse ,
- enfranchisement ,
- entertain ,
- enthusiasm ,
- faith ,
- fall in with ,
- favorable disposition ,
- favorableness ,
- fawning ,
- fit ,
- flattery ,
- flexibility ,
- forwardness ,
- franchise ,
- gameness ,
- general agreement ,
- give in ,
- go along with ,
- goodwill ,
- grovelling ,
- harmony ,
- hope ,
- implicit ,
- indulgence ,
- keeping ,
- kneeling ,
- laxity ,
- leave ,
- lenience ,
- leniency ,
- liberty ,
- licence ,
- license ,
- line ,
- malleability ,
- mean-spiritedness ,
- meanness ,
- mute ,
- nod ,
- nod at ,
- nonresistance ,
- nonviolent resistance ,
- obey ,
- obsequiousness ,
- observe ,
- ok ,
- okay ,
- orthodoxy ,
- parallelism ,
- passive resistance ,
- passiveness ,
- passivity ,
- performance ,
- permission ,
- permit ,
- pliability ,
- pliancy ,
- promptitude ,
- promptness ,
- quietism ,
- readiness ,
- receive ,
- reception ,
- receptiveness ,
- receptivity ,
- recognition ,
- reconciliation ,
- reliance ,
- resignedness ,
- respectfulness ,
- responsiveness ,
- sanctioning ,
- satisfaction ,
- service ,
- silent ,
- sliminess ,
- smarminess ,
- soundless ,
- stock ,
- store ,
- strictness ,
- submittal ,
- subscribe to ,
- sufferance ,
- supineness ,
- support ,
- sureness ,
- surety ,
- suspension of disbelief ,
- sycophancy ,
- tacit ,
- timidity ,
- tolerance ,
- toleration ,
- traditionalism ,
- truckling ,
- trust ,
- unassertiveness ,
- unctuousness ,
- uniformity ,
- unsounded ,
- vileness ,
- warrant ,
- welcome ,
- wheedling ,
- yield ,
- yielding ,
- zeal ,
- zealousness .
- Dedition ,
- Good Naturedness ,
- acceptance ,
- asservation ,
- bowings ,
- canonization ,
- canonizations ,
- co-operation ,
- co-operations ,
- complaisance ,
- condonance ,
- consent ,
- defeatism ,
- deference ,
- empowerment ,
- gainings ,
- giving way ,
- good-naturedness ,
- goodnaturedness ,
- lettings ,
- obedience ,
- obligingness ,
- obtainings ,
- passivism ,
- pliabilty ,
- politeness ,
- resignation ,
- sanctification ,
- seal of approval ,
- subjection ,
- submission ,
- submissions ,
- surrender .
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How to use "Acquiescence" in context?
Acquiescence is a word derived from Latin meaning "to agree". Acquiescence can be defined as a passive response to an order, request, or demand, in which a person acquiesces without protest or objection. Acquiescence occurs when a person passively concedes to the demands of a more powerful person, group, or institution. Acquiescence can be seen as a sign of respect or submission.
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Equivalence
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
acceptance, agreement, quiescence.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
tacit.
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Noun, singular or mass
acceptability, accordance, approval, blessing, compliance, endorsement, Privity, go-ahead.
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Verb, base form
condone.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
acknowledgement, backing, collusion, complacency, complicity, concurrence, connivance, indulgence, leniency, permission, tolerance, toleration.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Acquiescence:
n.
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state
acceptance.
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state
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traipses
- Synonyms:
- Slugs, wanders, dawdles, waddles.
