acquiescent
adjective
ac·qui·es·cent
ˌa-kwē-ˈe-sᵊnt 
: tending to accept or allow what others want or demand : inclined to acquiesce
a politician accused of being too acquiescent to the demands of special interests
acquiescently
adverb
Examples of acquiescent in a Sentence
The acquiescent girl became a strong assertive woman.
was not as acquiescent about sharing her room as her parents seemed to think she should be
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Where Chelsea’s domestic overseers have been largely acquiescent to their accounting ingenuity, the same can’t be said abroad.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
The young man’s comment was out of line, and my silence felt somehow acquiescent.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
In the aftermath of Germany’s 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, which bordered Iran at the time, the U.K. forced Reza to abdicate, replacing him with his more acquiescent eldest son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
The young man’s comment was out of line, and my silence felt somehow acquiescent.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
In the aftermath of Germany’s 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, which bordered Iran at the time, the U.K. forced Reza to abdicate, replacing him with his more acquiescent eldest son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Acquiescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquiescent. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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acquiescent
adjective
ac·qui·es·cent
ˌak-wē-ˈes-ᵊnt
: acquiescing or tending to acquiesce
acquiescently
adverb
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