What is another word for assenting?

Pronunciation: [ɐsˈɛntɪŋ] (IPA)

Assenting can be described as agreeing or approving. Some synonyms for assenting include consenting, acquiescing, concurring, acceding, and endorsing. When someone is assenting to a proposal or suggestion, they are giving their support, permission, or consent. Other words that can be used to convey this meaning include agreeing, expressing concurrence, and giving the okay. In business or legal settings, a person's assent may need to be given in writing or formalized in a contract or agreement. Ultimately, the act of assenting indicates a positive response or affirmation of a particular idea or proposal.

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What are the hypernyms for Assenting?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Assenting?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for assenting (as nouns)

Usage examples for Assenting

I nodded, assenting to his estimate of sixty-five years of service, if he had started when fifteen.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith
Helen was surprised into assenting, and before she could qualify her words, Mr. Benjamin had taken the case in hand.
"The New Tenant"
E. Phillips Oppenheim
The mystery could only be explained, by presuming that this was a signal; and the slight assenting nod, with which it was answered, was simply a permission to enter.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid

Famous quotes with Assenting

  • Eroticism is assenting to life even in death.
    Georges Bataille
  • If the resurrection of Jesus cannot be believed except by assenting to the fantastic descriptions included in the Gospels, then Christianity is doomed. For that view of resurrection is not believable, and if that is all there is, then Christianity, which depends upon the truth and authenticity of Jesus' resurrection, also is not believable.
    John Shelby Spong

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