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
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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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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The album’s 20 songs are the resigned and rueful sound of him making amends with his obscurity, and his larger place in the universe.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tariffs could be 'hard sell' in election year How obedient will the congressional GOP be to Trump in an election year?—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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The audience would do well to stay attuned to this goal — and how obedient Nat is willing to be.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This proprietary, passive radiative cooling technology would enable supercomputers to operate without overheating in space.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Barbosa was convicted of passive corruption and obstruction of justice and sentenced to 18 years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Acquiescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiescent. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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