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assent

[uh-sent] / əˈsɛnt /
NOUN
agreement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledgment acquiescence concurrence consent
STRONG
acceptance accession accord admission affirmation approval authorization compliance nod permission sanction
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement
STRONG
denial disapproval dissension dissent opposition refusal repudiation veto
WEAK
rejection
VERB
agree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accede subscribe
STRONG
accept accord acquiesce adopt allow approve buy comply concur conform consent defer ditto embrace espouse grant okay permit recognize sanction
WEAK
cave in cut a deal give five give in go along with knuckle under pass on say uncle shake on
Antonyms
STRONG
argue decline deny differ disagree disallow disapprove dispute dissent object oppose protest refuse reject repudiate resist veto

Example Sentences

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Proxy military groups stayed out of the June 2025 war, apparently with Tehran’s assent.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

It is expected to gain royal assent this week.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Disarmament there has frequently been conducted with Hezbollah’s assent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“We had different views of how government should work,” Englander said as Fox nodded his assent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Alvarez had hoped to bring home to Ernest two pieces of good news: the GAC’s approval of the reactor, and its assent to a crash program for the Super.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.