Word Meanings - ASSENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database
To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession. Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. Acts xxiv. 9. The princess assented to all that
Additional info about word: ASSENT
To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession. Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. Acts xxiv. 9. The princess assented to all that was suggested. Macaulay. Syn. -- To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ASSENT)
- Accede
- Assent
- consent
- acquiesce
- comply with
- accept
- concur
- approve
- coincide
- Acquiesce
- repose
- agree
- yield
- be resigned
- comply
- Agree
- Suit
- tally
- accord
- fit
- harmonize
- combine
- assent
- admit
- conform
- consort
- comport
- Approbation
- Approval
- satisfaction
- praise
- encouragement
- confirmation
- permission
- commendation
- concurrence
- acceptance
- Belief
- faith
- trust
- credence
- avowal
- assurance
- admission
- conviction
- opinion
- creed
- reliance
- concession
- confidence
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of ASSENT)
- Avoid
- abandon
- excommunicate
- blackball
- banish
- exclude
- Blame
- censure
- discommend
- reprove
- Rise
- stand
- wander
- flit
- flutter
- remove
- transfer
Related words: (words related to ASSENT)
- CREAM-FACED
White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion. Thou cream-faced loon. Shak. - CREMASTERIC
Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery. - CREBRICOSTATE
Marked with closely set ribs or ridges. - ACCEPTABLE
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us. - OPINIONATOR
An opinionated person; one given to conjecture. South. - ADMITTER
One who admits. - CONFIDENCE
1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity. South. A cheerful confidence in - CREDIBLY
In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly informed of the event. - RESIGNATION
1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission. 2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, - APPROVEDLY
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner. - TRUSTEE
A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects - CONSENTANEOUS
Consistent; agreeable; suitable; accordant to; harmonious; concurrent. A good law and consentaneous to reason. Howell. -- Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ness, n. - CREEP
to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. 1. To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the hands and knees; to crawl. Ye that walk The earth, and stately - CREATIONAL
Of or pertaining to creation. - TRUSTY
1. Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable. Your trusty and most valiant servitor. Shak. 2. Hence, not liable to fail; strong; firm. His trusty sword he called to his - CRESYLIC
Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc. Cresylic acid. See Cresol. - CREATURELY
Creatural; characteristic of a creature. "Creaturely faculties." Cheyne. - ASSENTATORY
Flattering; obsequious. -- As*sent"a*to*ri*ly, adv. - CONSORTSHIP
The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership. Hammond. - CREMOR
Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum. - UNCREATED
1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl. 2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. Milton. 3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. Locke. - DISAPPROVAL
Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment. - UNDERSECRETARY
A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury. - ACCIDENTALLY
In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially. - APPRAISER
One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates. - INCREPATION
A chiding; rebuke; reproof. Hammond. - INCREMABLE
Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe. Sir T. Browne. - REINCREASE
To increase again. - DECRESCENDO
With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff , or indicated by the sign. - CONCRETIVELY
In a concrete manner. - PANCREATIN
One of the digestive ferments of the pancreatic juice; also, a preparation containing such a ferment, made from the pancreas of animals, and used in medicine as an aid to digestion. Note: By some the term pancreatin is restricted to the amylolytic - INCREDULOUSLY
In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.