acquiesces
Goes along quietly
Acquiesces means to accept or go along with something without protest, even if reluctantly.
The word implies passive consent rather than enthusiastic agreement—you acquiesce when resistance seems pointless or not worth the effort: She acquiesces to her mother's demands to keep the peace.
He finally acquiesced to the committee's decision.
Shared position between parties
- assentFormal expression of approval
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- concurrenceState of agreeing
- approvalFavorable opinion given
permission · acceding · conceding · allowing · endorsement · sanction · ratification · affirmation
Yielding to another's will
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- conformityAdherence to norms
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- docilityReadiness to submit
yielding · capitulation · subservience · meekness · tractability · passivity · biddability · amenability
Cease resistance, yield
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- concessionYielding a point
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
abandonment · forfeiture · settling · compromising · resigning · fatalism · defeatism · reluctance
agreement
Shared position between parties
- assentFormal expression of approval
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- concurrenceState of agreeing
approval · permission · acceding · conceding · allowing · endorsement · sanction · ratification · affirmation · go-ahead
submission
Yielding to another's will
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- conformityAdherence to norms
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
docility · yielding · capitulation · subservience · meekness · tractability · passivity · biddability · amenability · pliability
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- concessionYielding a point
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
capitulation · abandonment · forfeiture · settling · compromising · resigning · fatalism · defeatism · reluctance · unwillingness
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