going along
Joining the group
Going along means accompanying or moving in the same direction as others: Are you going along to the party?
More often, it describes passive agreement or cooperation without genuine conviction—accepting something because it's easier than objecting: He didn't believe the plan would work, but he went along with it anyway.
To go along to get along is to conform for the sake of social harmony.
- complyingFollowing rules or requests
- falling in lineAdopting expected behavior
- consentingGiving voluntary permission
- acquiescingConsenting without protest
- toleratingPermitting despite discomfort
keeping the peace · accompanying · resigning · peer pressure · groupthink · herd mentality · yes man · conforming · enduring · taking it in stride · walking · cooperating · persuasion · approving · following · yielding · path of least resistance · assisting
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- people-pleasingappeasing, placating, accommodating, pandering, giving in
- submissivenesssubmissiveness, docility, meekness, obedience, tractability
- followersfollowers, conformist, disciples, devotees, adherents
- inactioninaction, passivity, doing nothing, stillness, immobility
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
going alongresisting
Actively opposing pressure
refusing · opposing · rebelling · defying · pushing back
going alongleading
Guiding or pacing type
taking charge · spearheading · initiating · directing · steering
going alongdissenting
Expressing disagreement formally
disagreeing · protesting · challenging · speaking out · contesting
going, gone, along, long, longer, longest, lengthen, elongate, elongation