assent
Say yes officially
Assent is agreement or approval, especially formal acceptance of a proposal or request: The board gave its assent to the merger.
To assent is to express such agreement: She assented to the terms.
The word implies considered acceptance rather than enthusiasm—you assent to what seems reasonable, not to what delights you.
Granted right to act
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
- go-aheadPermission to begin
clearance · yes · acceptance · acquiescence · compliance · willingness · agreement · okay
Formal expression of support
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
authorization · confirmation · backing · support · favor · accreditation · certification · legitimization
Agree with another
- agreeHold the same view
- accordHarmony between parties
- affirmDeclare to be true
- consensusGeneral group agreement
harmony · unanimous · concurrence · alignment · understanding · unison · concordance · meeting of minds
Brief head tilt
- affirmativeExpressing agreement or consent
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- head bobBrief up-down motion
thumbs up · wave · sign · indication · motion
Bending under pressure
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- concessionYielding a point
- complianceAdhering to requirements
resignation · obedience · docility · tractability · amenability · nonresistance · passivity · surrender
permission
Granted right to act
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
go-ahead · clearance · yes · acceptance · acquiescence · compliance · willingness · agreement · okay · admission
endorsement
Formal expression of support
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
validation · authorization · confirmation · backing · support · favor · accreditation · certification · legitimization · seal of approval
concur
Agree with another
consensus · harmony · unanimous · concurrence · alignment · understanding · unison · concordance · meeting of minds · common ground
nod
Brief head tilt
- affirmativeExpressing agreement or consent
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
yielding
Bending under pressure
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- concessionYielding a point
compliance · resignation · obedience · docility · tractability · amenability · nonresistance · passivity · surrender · accession
- submissivenesssubmissiveness, docility, meekness, obedience, tractability
- Accept synonymswelcome, embrace, adopt, acknowledge, admit
- affirmativesyes, yeah, yep, yup, absolutely
- agreementagree, accord, yes, yeah, yep
- in accordunity, harmony, agreement, concord, unison
- permissionpermission granted, granted, allowed, permitted, authorization
assentdissent
Disagreement with authority
disagreement · disagree · objection · object · dissension
assentresistance
Capacity to withstand force
defiance · protest · spurn · repudiation · noncompliance
- royal assentMonarch's formal legislative approval