Acquiescent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Acquiescent is an adjective meaning Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.
Meaning
Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.
More Meanings
- Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit.
Example Sentences
an acquiescent policy
The third role, acquiescent was mostly identified in the interviews when students highlighted their willingness to accept suggested placements [...] and stressed that they could adapt to given conditions.
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.
Synonyms for acquiescent
Depending on context, synonyms include complicit, assenting, agreeable, pleased, consenting, obliging.
Antonyms for acquiescent
Common opposites include inacquiescent, unagreeable, unconsenting, unwilling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include compliant, biddable, obedient, quaver, agreeable, assentient.
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