Synonyms ofacquiescent

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acquiescent

adjective

ˌa-kwē-ˈe-sᵊnt How to pronounce acquiescent (audio)

as inresigned

receiving or enduring without offering resistancewas not asacquiescent about sharing her room as her parents seemed to think she should be

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Recent Examples ofacquiescentSociety expects brown women to be moreacquiescentand passive, and perceives Black women as angry.—

Pragya Agarwal,Scientific American, 24 June 2024Critics described the overhaul as a scheme by the Board of Selectmen’s Republican majority to shape a library with more conservative andacquiescentleaders.—

Alison Cross,Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024Trent Lott, the Republican majority leader, summarily fired Dove and substituted a moreacquiescentreplacement, and the administration’s agenda proceeded on track.—

Andrew Cockburn,Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2021Since assuming office after his third presidential bid, López Obrador has taken a pragmatic, and at timesacquiescent, stance with Washington, acknowledging the crucial role of U.S. commerce and investment.—

Patrick J. McDonnell,Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023See All Example Sentences foracquiescent

Recent Examples of Synonyms foracquiescent

Adjective

Hisresignedair in the press conference felt like a man who had too much to juggle to cross over the line first.
— Tim Ellis,Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In recent weeks, a number of artists canceled planned appearances andresignedpositions associated with the center.
— Julia Jacobs,New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025

Definition ofresigned

Adjective

The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful andobedientAI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.
— Lance Eliot,Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful andobedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.
— Lance Eliot,Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Definition ofobedient

Adjective

The two companies have said the aim is to support stories that go beyond testimonial narratives, presenting displaced and migrant people with agency and shifting the narrative away from victimhood andpassiverepresentation.
— Zac Ntim,Deadline, 8 May 2025
The first is that the arms holding the rotors have been shaped into slim airfoils capable of generating somepassivelift at cruise speed.
— New Atlas,New Atlas, 8 May 2025