Synonyms of acquiescence

acquiescence

noun

ˌa-kwē-ˈe-sᵊn(t)s 

as in obedience

a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others

good manners demanded our cheerful acquiescence to our host's plans for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obedience
• assent
• deference
• submissiveness
• docility
• compliance
• compliancy
• humoring
• subservience
• acceptance
• complaisance
• consent
• servility
• receptivity
• subserviency
• obsequiousness
• biddability
• receptiveness
• surrender
• slavishness
• conformity
• capitulation
• amenability
• amiability
• submission
• friendliness
• indulgence
• cooperativeness
• cordiality
• geniality
• affability
• sociability
• amicability
• good-naturedness
• congeniality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defiance
• disobedience
• hostility
• recalcitrance
• animosity
• enmity
• intractability
• antipathy
• ill will

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acquiescence

Less money coming into government coffers also means fewer goodies for the population of Moscow, whose acquiescence Putin desperately needs. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026

But the balance of risks has changed Europe’s era of acquiescence is over. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 18 June 2026

Writing in the early 1890s, Nadar deployed Balzac’s reported initial mistrust and later acquiescence to the daguerreotype as an allegory of larger significance for understanding the history of invention. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

But as the sexist and racist nature of the MAGA machine has gained mainstream acquiescence if not acceptance, the need to keep up the appearance of diversity is less and less. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026