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consenting

ADJECTIVE
acquiescent
Synonyms
WEAK
agreeable biddable game obedient ready
ADJECTIVE
affirmative
Synonyms
STRONG
affirmatory approving positive supporting
WEAK
acknowledging acquiescent affirming complying concurring confirmative confirmatory confirming corroborative endorsing favorable ratifying
Antonyms
WEAK
dissenting negative
ADJECTIVE
agreeable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
congenial favorable sympathetic
WEAK
acquiescent amenable approving complying concurring grateful in accord responsive well-disposed willing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreeable unfriendly unsympathetic
WEAK
discordant distasteful harsh hateful incompatible incongruous mean nasty offensive repugnant unpleasant unsuitable unwilling
ADJECTIVE
willing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
active amenable eager enthusiastic happy inclined pleased prepared prone responsible
STRONG
accommodating content deliberate disposed fair feeling forward game predisposed prompt voluntary
WEAK
cheerful compliant desirous energetic favorable go along with in accord with in favor in the mood intentional like-minded obedient reliable tractable unasked unbidden unforced well-disposed willful witting zealous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic disinterested indifferent irresponsible unenthusiastic
STRONG
disinclined unprepared unready unwilling
WEAK
disagreeable

Example Sentences

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Saddened Observer: Consenting adults are free to date.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2021

Consenting sexual activity between men over the age of 21 was only decriminalised in Scotland in 1981.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2018

Consenting adults do exist and may do whatever both freely consent to, even though both adulthood and consent are concepts easily abused and without any clear boundaries.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2017

Consenting to the crossing of the germ line would be another watershed, and the F.D.A.’s open-door meeting in February held the promise of revealing if the public was ready for the moment.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

So we see the Divine Light Consenting to darkness that it may return to Light, and Divine Love Consenting to infidelity that it may return to Perfect Love.

From The Prodigal Returns by Staveley, Lilian

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