acquiescences
Passive agreements given
Acquiescences is the plural of acquiescence—instances of accepting or going along with something without protest.
The word carries a note of passivity or resignation: His silence was taken as acquiescence.
Multiple acquiescences suggest a pattern of yielding: Years of small acquiescences had left her feeling powerless.
Items offered for consideration
- compliancesActs of following rules
- acceptancesAffirmative replies received
- resignationsFormal job departures
- capitulationsActs of giving in
concessions · surrenders · deferrals · nonresistance · passivity · meekness · docility · pliability
Formal mutual arrangements
- assentsExpresses concurrence
- consentsGrants approval formally
- approvalsFormal consent given
- nodsDownward head gestures
endorsements · sanctions · permissions · allowances · tolerances · blessings · ratifications · acceptances
submissions
Items offered for consideration
- compliancesActs of following rules
- acceptancesAffirmative replies received
- resignationsFormal job departures
capitulations · concessions · surrenders · deferrals · nonresistance · passivity · meekness · docility · pliability · tractability
agreements
Formal mutual arrangements
nods · endorsements · sanctions · permissions · allowances · tolerances · blessings · ratifications · acceptances · concurrences
acquiescencesrebellions
Organized resistance to authority
refusals · resistances · defiances · oppositions · protests
acquiescencesassertions
Statements presented as true
stands · demands · confrontations · pushbacks · fights