ACQUIESCES Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

acquiesces

verb

present tense third-person singular of acquiesce

as in agrees

to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing

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Recent Examples of acquiesces But, after a little insistence that anything is possible if given enough time, Meloni acquiesces. — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025 Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesces

Verb

Mattia Sala, the product manager for SMEG USA, agrees that silverware handles should always point downward, but adds that silverware should be properly spaced out within a dishwasher’s silverware caddy.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
Upon their arrival in Thailand, Jax and Luce find a guide named John (Tom Brittney) who agrees to shepherd them around the Devil’s Elbow, despite inclement weather that makes the journey even more dangerous.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of agrees

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Under Massachusetts law, Sullivan can encourage the jury to go back to the jury room, but not more than twice unless the jury consents to it.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.

— Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026