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/ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/ · noun
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction..
reluctant acquiescence
sign of acquiescence
in acquiescence with
She nodded in quiet acquiescence.
His acquiescence to their demands surprised everyone.
Use acquiescence when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Acquiescence means A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction..
Common synonyms include sufferance, assent, consent.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
reluctant acquiescence
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