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Consent

🔄 Synonyms of "Consent"

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acquiescencenounA silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
assentnoun(intransitive) To agree to a proposal.
acceptverb(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
go forverb(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.

↔️ Antonyms of "Consent"

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declinenounThe act of declining or refusing something.
refuseverb(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).

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assentnounAgreement; act of agreeing.
acceptnoun(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
acquiescencenounA silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
go forverb(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
consensualWith permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting.
approvedHaving received approval.
acceptancenoun(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
agreeingnounAn agreement.
approvalnounAn expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
authorizedverbExplicitly allowed.
acceptingCharacterized by acceptance.
endorsementnounThe act or quality of endorsing
admissionnounPermission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
allowverb(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
endorsenoun(heraldry) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
approveverb(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
permitnounAn artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
permissionnounauthorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
grantnounThe act of granting or giving
accordnounAgreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.

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