acquiescent
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acquiescent
- /æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛsənt
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From Latin acquiescens (present participle of acquiēscō).
adjective more acquiescent · most acquiescent
- Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance. This view is reflected in the novelist's stock portrait of the white-man-in-exile's dusky mistress; an acquiescent shadow, who comes to life only if thrown aside, when, sinister and vindictive, she is ready with the wasting poison.
- Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit. an acquiescent policy
Similar: complicit, assenting, agreeable, acquiescent, pleased, happy, consenting, obliging, prepared, ultroneous, willing · Opposite: inacquiescent, unagreeable, unconsenting, unwilling
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adjective
Similar: complicit, assenting, agreeable, acquiescent, pleased, happy, consenting, obliging, prepared, ultroneous, willing · Opposite: inacquiescent, unagreeable, unconsenting, unwilling
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adj willing to acquiesce
| Español | aquiescente |
|---|---|
| Français | bienveillant, indulgent |
| Deutsch | fügsam |
| Italiano | accondiscendente, remissivo |
adj resting satisfied or submissive
| Português | aquiescente |
|---|---|
| Français | docile, soumis |
Talk about this word "acquiescent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acquiescent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acquiescent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acquiescent "acquiescent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acquiescent.Cite this
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