Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Assent

Nouns
  • assent, assentment
  • acquiescence, admission
  • nod
  • accord, concord, concordance
  • agreement etc. Agreement
  • affirmance, affirmation
  • recognition, acknowledgment, avowal
  • confession of faith. unanimity, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi
  • popular belief, current belief, current opinion
  • public opinion
  • concurrence etc. (of causes) Concurrence
  • cooperation etc. (voluntary) Cooperation. ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa
  • indorsement etc. (record) Record. consent etc. (compliance) Consent. pressure to conform, herd instinct, peer pressure.
Verbs
  • assent
  • give assent, yield assent, nod assent
  • acquiesce
  • agree etc. Agreement
  • receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with
  • be at one with etc. adj.
  • go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with
  • echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion
  • vote, give one's voice for
  • recognize
  • subscribe to, conform to, defer to
  • say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to. acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess
  • concede etc. (yield) Consent
  • come round to
  • abide by
  • permit etc. Permission. arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement. confirm, affirm
  • ratify, appprove, indorse, countersign
  • corroborate etc. Evidence [On one side.]. go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind
  • be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves
  • be in every mouth.
Adjectives
  • assenting etc. v.
  • of one accord, of one mind
  • of the same mind, at one with, agreed, acquiescent, content
  • willing etc. Willingness. uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted. carried, agreed, c. adv.
  • unanimous
  • agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation. affirmative etc. Affirmation.
Adverbs
  • yes, yea, ay, aye, true
  • good
  • well
  • very well, very true
  • well and good
  • granted
  • even so, just so
  • to be sure, 'thou hast said', " you said it, you said a mouthful
  • truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet
  • of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless
  • naturally, natch. be it so
  • so be it, so let it be
  • amen
  • willingly etc. Willingness. affirmatively, in the affirmative. OK, all right, might as well, why not
  • ? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord
  • unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man
  • nem. con
  • without a dissentient voice
  • as one man, one and all, on all hands.
Phrases
  • the public mind is the creation of the Master- the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writers" [Disraeli]
  • you bet your sweet ass it is
  • what are we waiting for
  • ? whenever you're ready
  • anytime you're ready.