Tom put his hand over Maria’s shoulder and she gave an acquiescent smile.
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Acquiescent
//æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t//
Synonyms for "acquiescent" (119 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (59)
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predisposedpromptpronepropitiatoryquickratifyingreadyready and willingreceptivereconciledresignedresponsivesanctioningservilesubmissivesubservientsupinesuppletractableunassertiveuncomplainingungrudgingunloathunrefusingunreluctantunresistantunresistingwell-disposedwell-inclinedwilledwillingwillingheartedyieldingzealous
Adjective(5 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- aquiescent adj (willing to acquiesce)
Dutch
4 entries- inschikkelijk adj (willing to acquiesce)
- onderdanig adj (resting satisfied or submissive)
- weltevreden adj (resting satisfied or submissive)
- welwillend adj (willing to acquiesce)
Finnish
1 entries- myöntyväinen adj (willing to acquiesce)
French
4 entries- bienveillant adj (willing to acquiesce)
- docile adj (resting satisfied or submissive)
- indulgent adj (willing to acquiesce)
- soumis adj (resting satisfied or submissive)
Italian
2 entries- accondiscendente adj (willing to acquiesce)
- remissivo adj (willing to acquiesce)
Polish
1 entries- spolegliwy adj (willing to acquiesce)
Portuguese
1 entries- aquiescente adj (resting satisfied or submissive)
Spanish
1 entries- aquiescente adj (willing to acquiesce)
Ukrainian
2 entries- покі́рливий adj (resting satisfied or submissive)
- покі́рний adj (resting satisfied or submissive)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
This view is reflected in the novelist's stock portrait of the white-man-in-exile's dusky mistress; an acquiescent shadow, who comes to life only if thrown aside, when, sinister and vindictive, she is ready with the wasting poison.
Source: wiktionary
an acquiescent policy
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