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
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.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Society expects brown women to be more acquiescent and passive, and perceives Black women as angry.
—Pragya Agarwal, Scientific American, 24 June 2024
Critics described the overhaul as a scheme by the Board of Selectmen’s Republican majority to shape a library with more conservative and acquiescent leaders.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
Trent Lott, the Republican majority leader, summarily fired Dove and substituted a more acquiescent replacement, and the administration’s agenda proceeded on track.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2021
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Society expects brown women to be more acquiescent and passive, and perceives Black women as angry.
—Pragya Agarwal, Scientific American, 24 June 2024
Critics described the overhaul as a scheme by the Board of Selectmen’s Republican majority to shape a library with more conservative and acquiescent leaders.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
Trent Lott, the Republican majority leader, summarily fired Dove and substituted a more acquiescent replacement, and the administration’s agenda proceeded on track.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiescent
Adjective
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When legends who have left the public eye or dealt with illness pass away, there’s a sort of resigned expectation, but that wasn’t the case with Keaton, who worked all the way to the end before dying at 79.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Cowboys are only .500, and the expectations for this team from their resigned fan base are so low that a playoff appearance will qualify as a good year.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The obedient Tessa has been tasked with capturing the Kalisk and bringing it back to the Weyland-Yutani corporation.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Back home, Judomaster was as obedient to authority as Chris is.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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McCarty added that Nashville got passive in the second half of that game and let Miami dictate the tempo.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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While some people may see higher returns, others find passive investing a simpler and more reliable long-term strategy.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Acquiescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiescent. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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