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