agreeing 1 of 2

adjective

as in consistent

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agreeing

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verb

present participle of agree
1
as in coinciding
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view My husband and I agree on just about every aspect of child-rearing

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2
as in bargaining
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action since we couldn't agree, we tossed a coin to decide the matter

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3
as in admitting
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly finally agreed that the paint job was sloppy and would have to be redone

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4
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident

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5
as in blending
to form a pleasing relationship this warm climate seems to agree with you

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as in assenting
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published

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Recent Examples of agreeing
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Hori closed the spa and settled his case with New Mexico in 2025, agreeing to pay $350,000 in restitution to customers. — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 But Trump’s broadsides against Ukraine this week, while agreeing a diesel deal with Russia, obscure Washington’s broader plan to end the war, The Washington Post’s David Ignatius reported. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 was even modeled after the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, agreeing among nations how to share special spaces for scientific research. — Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Suddenly the project became red hot, with A24 agreeing to finance the movie and giving it a production start date — even without a lead in place. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 The sketch eventually returns to its original premise, with the father finally agreeing to try the green eggs and ham — only for Sam-I-Am to reveal that Zackary’s suspicions were justified all along. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 Moscow — By agreeing to open Russia’s taps and release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel into a starving global market, the Kremlin has achieved something that raw military might on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine could never deliver. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 Strongly agreeing about one or more counted as holding the anti-elite attitude. — Thomas Shull, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Each worker signed a document seen by The Associated Press agreeing not to disparage Caddell and not to disclose the individual payments. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreeing
  1. consistent
  2. coinciding
  3. bargaining
  4. admitting
  5. corresponding
  6. blending
  7. assenting
  8. congruent
Adjective
  • Its potential advantages include simpler integration, more consistent operator interfaces and greater flexibility in configuring robotic fleets.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As the accessories category has been a consistent growth driver in Designer Brand’s retail category, its partnership with Imbox helps to amplify this ongoing momentum.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of consistent
Verb
  • Its new edition, which hits shelves on October 23, coinciding with Art Basel Paris, artist Cindy Sherman graces the cover in full Chanel tweed.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • With the festival’s first weekend coinciding with the Brazilian presidential elections, almost every conversation overheard at RioMarket during the event’s early days was intertwined with politics.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • Equity and Casa Bonita management have been bargaining since April 2025, with the union meeting with management at least once a month, Hoeschen said.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Yet one or more of the P5 could inject new names at the last minute, once again leaving the decision to behind-the-scenes bargaining among a few powerful states.
    — Ian Johnstone, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Verb
  • The Biden administration built it back and set a goal of admitting 125,000 refugees during the final year of his term.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Election Commission may yet blunt the controversy by admitting voters whose appeals are pending or by making procedural concessions that reduce the immediate grievances.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of admitting
Verb
  • When the food is ready, the order number appears on a screen above the kiosks as well as on individual screens at each corresponding stall.
    — Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Abhishek Menon, the study’s corresponding author and a graduate student, said solving the engineering challenges associated with heavier ions could also simplify trapping lighter species.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • Chow followed it with Kung Fu Hustle (2004), another genre-blending smash that earned more than $100 million worldwide and cemented his reputation as one of Hong Kong’s greatest comedy-action hitmakers.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Coinciding with the presentation that christened her store, Hod also launched a fragrance blending green tea and orchid blossoms, which is available to purchase as a perfume, candle or diffuser.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of blending
Verb
  • Switzerland voted to enshrine the availability of cash in its constitution, assenting to a push designed to guard against the demise of physical money.
    — Bastian Benrath-Wright, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of assenting
Adjective
  • Partner with community leaders who represent underserved groups to ensure information is relevant and culturally congruent.
    — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
  • But for those of us who love love — who can clock not just the subtle rhythms of the genre but also the personal rhythms of a couple sharing an honest, congruent, life-altering experience — the details matter.
    — Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
Definition of congruent

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“Agreeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreeing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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