ASSENTATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

assentation

noun

Definition of assentation

as in consent

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Noun

Last week, Meta paused a new AI tool to generate images based on public Instagram accounts after users complained that people’s likeness could be used without their consent.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Racicot said Platner showed up at her door while inebriated and had sex with her without her consent.

— Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of consent

Noun

The mother colony did not assent.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
In April 2024 Togo’s National Assembly approved a new constitution that, pending presidential assent, would change the country’s form of government from a presidential to parliamentary system.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 June 2026

Definition of assent

Noun

Populist theatrics, divorced from the prosaic work of consensus-building and problem-solving, degenerate into political escapism.

— Will Marshall, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
Netflix’s earnings came in at 80 cents per share, a penny ahead of the Street’s consensus estimate of 79 cents per share.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of consensus

Noun

The cities can either fight the lawsuits in court or reach agreements with the state that set court-enforceable deadlines for updating their housing elements.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Jorge León, senior vice president at Rystad Energy, wrote in a note on Friday that a limited agreement between Washington and Tehran remained the firm's base case scenario, though confidence in that outcome had weakened.

— Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of agreement

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That material would act as a physical barrier between separate coating applications, preventing adhesion failures when the coatings overlap.

— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Even when symptoms are absent, endometriosis can still cause damage, including scar tissue formation, pelvic adhesions and fertility problems.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of adhesion

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In recent years, Turkey has played a spoiler within NATO, slowing down the accession of Sweden and Finland in 2023 and 2024.

— Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2026
Those years included major events including Prince Philip’s death in 2021, Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee festivities and her death months later in 2022, King Charles’ accession to the throne and later coronation in 2023.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of accession

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Jolly replaced him and, within two months, secured Moreno’s approval to hire the architect of a World Series championship team to figure out what was not right in the organization, and to fix it.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
One reason ibogaine has struggled to win approval in the past is a lack of financial incentive, Barsuglia said.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of approval

Noun

With Ancelotti on the sideline, there may be more begrudging acceptance of that this time.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Plus, regulatory acceptance, industry validation, and real-world testing will determine how widely such systems can be deployed in safety-critical environments.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Definition of acceptance

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