acquiescently
In passive agreement
In a manner that accepts or complies without protest.
Someone who nods acquiescently agrees passively, perhaps reluctantly: She acquiescently signed the papers, though she had reservations.
The word suggests yielding rather than enthusiastic agreement.
Following commands willingly
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- dutifulMotivated by obligation
- biddableReadily obeying commands
tractable · conformable · amenable · manageable · subordinate · respectful · cooperative · accommodating
Acknowledging another's claim
- capitulatingCeasing to resist
- surrenderingCeasing to resist
- succumbingCeasing to resist
- submittingGiving in or delivering
relenting · caving · bending · deferring · assenting · consenting · acceding · agreeing
Willing to comply
- receptiveOpen to input
- willingReady without resistance
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- assentingExpressing agreement officially
consenting · approving · concordant · congenial · obliging · complaisant · affable · conciliatory
Willing to receive
- uncomplainingNot expressing dissatisfaction
- unprotestingNot voicing opposition
- unresistingNot opposing force
- nonresistantNot fighting back
enduring · patient · tolerant · forbearing · long-suffering · fatalistic · reconciled · philosophical
Not currently functioning
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- uninvolvedNot taking part
unresponsive · dispassionate · nonchalant · phlegmatic · impassive · listless · lethargic · placid
obedient
Following commands willingly
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- dutifulMotivated by obligation
biddable · tractable · conformable · amenable · manageable · subordinate · respectful · cooperative · accommodating · pliable
conceding
Acknowledging another's claim
- capitulatingCeasing to resist
- surrenderingCeasing to resist
- succumbingCeasing to resist
submitting · relenting · caving · bending · deferring · assenting · consenting · acceding · agreeing · concurring
amenable
Willing to comply
- receptiveOpen to input
- willingReady without resistance
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
assenting · consenting · approving · concordant · congenial · obliging · complaisant · affable · conciliatory · harmonious
accepting
Willing to receive
- uncomplainingNot expressing dissatisfaction
- unprotestingNot voicing opposition
- unresistingNot opposing force
nonresistant · enduring · patient · tolerant · forbearing · long-suffering · fatalistic · reconciled · philosophical · stoical
inactive
Not currently functioning
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
uninvolved · unresponsive · dispassionate · nonchalant · phlegmatic · impassive · listless · lethargic · placid · imperturbable
acquiescentlydefiantly
In open resistance
resistantly · rebelliously · unyieldingly · intractably · obstinately
acquiescentlyassertively
In a self-assured way
protestingly · forcefully · insistently · demandingly · vociferously