if you say so
"Skeptical verbal acquiescence"
A phrase expressing reluctant or skeptical acceptance of what someone has said.
The speaker goes along with the statement but signals doubt or disagreement: Do you really think this will work? Well, if you say so.
The tone ranges from mild deference to passive-aggressive dismissal, depending on delivery.
Unresisting acceptance
- concessionYielding a point
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- assentFormal expression of approval
- consentVoluntary agreement given
acceptance · go-ahead · grudging · capitulation · yielding · conceding · acceding · giving in
Shoulder gesture of uncertainty
- whateverExpression of apathy
- fineAcceptable in quality
- suit yourselfDismissive concession to another
- your callDeferred choice phrase
be my guest · knock yourself out · wash my hands · detachment · unconcern · nonchalance · apathy
Lack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- incredulityInability to accept something
- distrustAbsence of confidence
skeptic · unconvinced · dubious · questioning · misgivings · reservations · wariness · leery
Yielding to another's will
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- docilityReadiness to submit
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
passivity · meekness · deference · subordination · yielding · kowtowing · giving way · stepping aside
acquiescence
Unresisting acceptance
- concessionYielding a point
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- assentFormal expression of approval
consent · acceptance · go-ahead · grudging · capitulation · yielding · conceding · acceding · giving in · going along
shrug
Shoulder gesture of uncertainty
- whateverExpression of apathy
- fineAcceptable in quality
- suit yourselfDismissive concession to another
your call · be my guest · knock yourself out · wash my hands · detachment · unconcern · nonchalance · apathy
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- incredulityInability to accept something
distrust · skeptic · unconvinced · dubious · questioning · misgivings · reservations · wariness · leery · side-eye
submission
Yielding to another's will
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- docilityReadiness to submit
resignation · passivity · meekness · deference · subordination · yielding · kowtowing · giving way · stepping aside · backing down
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- skepticismdoubt, skeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful
- evasionsno comment, dodge, deflection, hedging, equivocation
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear
- agreement wordsyes, okay, agree, agreed, accord
if you say soabsolutely
Completely, without exception
exactly · precisely · you said it · without a doubt · one hundred percent
if you say sono doubt about it
beyond question · take it from me · mark my words · rest assured
if you say sono way
Emphatic denial
I disagree · absolutely not · over my dead body · not a chance · on the contrary