Thesaurus:acquiesce

Thesaurus

acquiesce

English

Verb

Sense: To assent tacitly; to weakly and reluctantly agree

Synonyms

• abide by
• accept
• acquiesce
• go along with

Idiomatic

• bite the bullet
• face up to
• face the music
• grin and bear it
• grit one's teeth
• make a virtue of necessity
• make the best of a bad job
• pay the penalty
• pay the price
• suck it up
• swallow a bitter pill
• take sitting down

Antonyms

• approve    [⇒ thesaurus]
• back
• embrace    [⇒ thesaurus]
• support    [⇒ thesaurus]
• uphold
• welcome
•   —
• object
• protest

Hypernyms

• assent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• conform    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tolerate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Coordinate terms

• accede    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “488. assent” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “acquiesce” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.