consensual
By shared agreement
Consensual describes something done with the agreement of all parties involved.
The word appears most often in contexts where consent matters legally or ethically—sex, medical procedures, contracts: consensual sex, a consensual relationship.
If something is consensual, everyone affected has agreed to it.
Ready without resistance
- uncoercedDone without compulsion
- opt-inActively choose participation
- self-determinedDecided by oneself
- intentionalDone on purpose
autonomous · noncoercive · unpressured · elective · unforced · affirmative · agreeable · spontaneous
Lines marking separation
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- permissionGranted right to act
- respectRegard with honor
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
negotiation · partner · intimacy · explicit · ongoing · revocable · clear
Act of revealing information
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- competenceAdequate ability to function
comprehension · knowledge · judgment · cognition · autonomy · reasoning · communication · transparency
Shared between two parties
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- sharedHeld in common
- jointShared by multiple parties
- collaborativeInvolving shared effort
interdependent · symmetric · two-way · cooperative · participatory · conjoint · interactive
Harmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
settlement · compact · covenant · negotiation · assent · concurrence · ratification · endorsement
willing
Ready without resistance
- uncoercedDone without compulsion
- opt-inActively choose participation
- self-determinedDecided by oneself
intentional · autonomous · noncoercive · unpressured · elective · unforced · affirmative · agreeable · spontaneous · deliberate
boundaries
Lines marking separation
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- permissionGranted right to act
- respectRegard with honor
communication · negotiation · partner · intimacy · explicit · ongoing · revocable · clear
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- understandingMental comprehension of something
competence · comprehension · knowledge · judgment · cognition · autonomy · reasoning · communication · transparency · clarity
reciprocal
Shared between two parties
collaborative · interdependent · symmetric · two-way · cooperative · participatory · conjoint · interactive
accord
Harmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- understandingMental comprehension of something
arrangement · settlement · compact · covenant · negotiation · assent · concurrence · ratification · endorsement · stipulation
- work stylescollaborative, hierarchical, agile, flexible, structured
consensualnonconsensual
Without voluntary agreement
non-consensual · without consent · unwilling · involuntary · forced
consensualcoerced
Pressured into compliance
forced · compelled · coercive · involuntary · unwilling
consensualdiscordant
Lacking musical agreement
disputed · contentious · contested · divisive · conflicted
- consensus buildingAchieving group accord collaboratively
- consensual sexIntercourse with mutual permission
- scientific consensusPrevailing expert judgment
- general consensusWidely held collective opinion
- global consensusWorldwide agreement among nations
- national consensusBroad societal agreement