nonconsensual
adjective
non·con·sen·su·al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl,
-shü-əl
: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual
nonconsensual sex
nonconsensually
adverb
… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …
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What these parents and teachers are missing is that the young people are responding to something toxic and sexist, and that is a culture of nonconsensual sexualization.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The Take It Down Act, already signed into law, requires platforms to remove nonconsensual explicit images within 48 hours of a valid request.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Victims must submit contact information and a statement explaining that the image was nonconsensual, without legal guarantees that this sensitive data will be protected.
—Sylvia Lu, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Rapid Expansion Since deepfake technology emerged toward the end of 2017, the number of nonconsensual intimate videos and images being created has grown exponentially.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2024
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The Take It Down Act, already signed into law, requires platforms to remove nonconsensual explicit images within 48 hours of a valid request.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Victims must submit contact information and a statement explaining that the image was nonconsensual, without legal guarantees that this sensitive data will be protected.
—Sylvia Lu, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Rapid Expansion Since deepfake technology emerged toward the end of 2017, the number of nonconsensual intimate videos and images being created has grown exponentially.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for nonconsensual
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“Nonconsensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsensual. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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