as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
was not as acquiescent about sharing her room as her parents seemed to think she should be
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Recent Examples of acquiescent
As the right rises, Trump puts enemies on notice
The Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela extends its broader crusade to assemble a column of allied — or at least acquiescent — governments in Latin America, sailing with the political winds blowing in much of the region.
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Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
With This is Gavin Newsom, the California governor is obviously working to position himself as some sort of aisle-bridging but Trump-antagonizing candidate, an acquiescent project that involves booking Steve Bannon one week and Ezra Klein the next.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The president has been calling aggressively for lower rates and a more acquiescent Fed.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Because rulers do not hesitate to violently suppress dissent, citizens are risk averse and acquiescent.
—Michael Bratton, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2016
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Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
With This is Gavin Newsom, the California governor is obviously working to position himself as some sort of aisle-bridging but Trump-antagonizing candidate, an acquiescent project that involves booking Steve Bannon one week and Ezra Klein the next.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The president has been calling aggressively for lower rates and a more acquiescent Fed.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Because rulers do not hesitate to violently suppress dissent, citizens are risk averse and acquiescent.
—Michael Bratton, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiescent
Adjective
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Neither is the machine that, partway through the play, noisily turns the stage into a great berg of foam, which slowly subsumes a resigned Kramer.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Her booking photo shows a woman with a tousled bun, hollow cheeks and a resigned expression.—
Raheem Hosseini,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Also, the safety system is passive yet highly effective.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Apr. 2026
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Know More Alternative assets such as private credit have come to play a big role at firms such as Franklin Templeton, one of several mid-sized mutual fund managers that have been steadily losing assets to less-expensive passive index funds.—
Miles Weiss,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Acquiescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiescent. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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