Consensual
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Consensual is an adjective meaning With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting.
Meaning
With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting.
More Meanings
- (law) Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.
- (biology) Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition.
Example Sentences
consensual sex
consensual motions
a consensual contract
He'd operated on an almost permanent adrenaline high, a byproduct of youth and proficiency, jacked into a custom cyberspace deck that projected his disembodied consciousness into the consensual hallucination that was the matrix.
Word Forms
- con-sensual
Synonyms for consensual
Depending on context, synonyms include accordant.
Antonyms for consensual
Common opposites include non-consensual.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include accordant, consent, conciliatory, agreed, unanimous, consistent.
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