consented

Gave the go-ahead

Consented is the past tense of consent, meaning to give permission or agree to something.

It often appears in legal and medical contexts: She consented to the search, The patient consented to the procedure.

Consented implies a voluntary, informed agreement rather than mere compliance.

agreed

assent

Formal expression of approval

endorsement · concurrence · ratification · sanction · confirmation · compliance · acquiescence · permission · authorization · concession

verbal

acknowledged

Accepted as true

admitted · asserted · agreed · accepted · voiced · expressed · testified · announced · professed · stipulated

voluntary

uncoerced

Done without compulsion

elective · unpressured · unforced · autonomous · self-determined · discretionary · optional · opt-in · choice · spontaneous

informed

disclosure

Act of revealing information

documentation · autonomy · capacity · competence · ethics · protocol · procedure · guidelines · briefing · transparency

willing

agreeable

Pleasantly cooperative

inclined · compliant · cooperative · accepting · ready · prepared · eager · open · favorable · enthusiastic

Categories
Opposites
permission/agreement

consentedrefused

Declined to accept

declined · rejected · denied · dissented · vetoed

resistance/opposition

consentedresisted

Refused to yield

protested · defied · rebelled · contested · held out

Phrases
Family

consent, consenting, consents, nonconsenting

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