acquiesced
Went along with
Acquiesced is the past tense of acquiesce, meaning to accept or comply with something without protest, even if reluctantly.
The word implies passive acceptance rather than enthusiastic agreement: She acquiesced to her parents' wishes.
Someone who acquiesces goes along with a decision or demand, often after initial resistance or hesitation.
Followed a directive
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- assentedExpressed agreement
- concurredExpressed agreement formally
- agreedShared the same view
endorsed · sanctioned · approved · ratified · acceded · permitted · allowed · acknowledged
Readily yielding to control
- unresistingNot opposing force
- meekHumbly unassertive
- resignedYielded to circumstances
- unassertiveNot forceful or bold
nonresistant · unprotesting · passive · quiet · silent · unchallenging · accepting · tolerant
With reluctant compliance
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- halfheartedlyWithout real interest
begrudgingly · unenthusiastically · reservedly · warily · doubtfully · skeptically · tepidly · coolly
complied
Followed a directive
agreed · endorsed · sanctioned · approved · ratified · acceded · permitted · allowed · acknowledged · recognized
submissive
Readily yielding to control
- unresistingNot opposing force
- meekHumbly unassertive
- resignedYielded to circumstances
unassertive · nonresistant · unprotesting · passive · quiet · silent · unchallenging · accepting · tolerant · long-suffering
grudgingly
With reluctant compliance
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
halfheartedly · begrudgingly · unenthusiastically · reservedly · warily · doubtfully · skeptically · tepidly · coolly · stiffly
- surrenderedsurrendered, capitulated, yielded, conceded, submitted
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
acquiescedprotested
Expressed strong disagreement
objected · spoke out · asserted oneself · stood one's ground · took a stand
acquiesce, acquiescence, acquiescent, acquiescing, acquiesces, acquiescences