ACQUIESCED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

acquiesced

verb

past tense of acquiesce

as in agreed

to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing

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Recent Examples of acquiesced So the showrunner of TV’s number one comedy acquiesced and, in 1995, bought a green Porsche 911 coupe. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026 As the Tingleys alternately acquiesced to and resisted Vista Grande's insistence on medication, administrators started calling 911 after altercations, according to ambulance and police dispatch records. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 For the past five years, Ella had only acquiesced to seeing them on Easter and Christmas Eve, which for an Italian-American family was equivalent to a declaration of war. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 The transfer from 2012 came a few days before Israel announced the end of a military operation in Gaza; not long after, Netanyahu effectively acquiesced to Sheikh Hamad’s visit. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Charles ultimately acquiesced rather than face a possible order he be presented by force. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Nearly forgotten is how 13 months later a hesitant Kennedy emerged, one who ignored his own instincts and reluctantly acquiesced to a coup in South Vietnam cooked up by middle-ranking aides to stabilize a chaotic country coming apart at the seams. — Clifford Krauss, Air Mail, 25 July 2026 But, spoiler alert, Sony acquiesced. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 June 2026 Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law. — Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026

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Target agreed to a $5 million settlement and a ban on using geofencing technology to increase prices.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.

— Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

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James told investigators that Laura Hamilton was aware and consented to that relationship with her husband, which Laura Hamilton later disputed.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Owners consented to donating brain samples from their old dogs for this study.

— Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

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