ASSENTATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

assentation

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Definition of assentation

as in consent

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Noun

The commission voted 7-1 to direct County Attorney Tyrone Wade to look into whether any laws or policies were broken during the consent agenda vote and whether any policies should be adjusted to prevent similar situations in the future.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
But during the 1960s and in subsequent decades, a growing patient rights movement embraced the importance of informed consent for honoring patients’ autonomy.

— Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of consent

Noun

Throughout our conversation, in fact, the pair chuckles, nods along to each other’s answers, interjects sounds of assent.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The Provisional Government has not assumed a republican or other constitutional form, but has remained a mere executive council or oligarchy, set up without the assent of the people.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of assent

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The vision statement is set to be released just days after Trump gathered the country’s leading tech executives at the White House to forge consensus on how to regulate and minimize risks from AI.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026
When a big strategic bet doesn’t look like consensus, most executive teams respond the same way.

— Piotr Tomasik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of consensus

Noun

Instead of forcing agreement, stay curious about what needs tweaking.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
The effort is part of the agreement between the DAF and Northrop Grumman that increases annual B-21 production capacity by 25% while maintaining focus on cost, schedule and performance.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of agreement

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According to Ateios, this improves cohesion between electrode particles and adhesion to the current collector while requiring less than 1% binder.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
The resulting adhesive reportedly outperformed heavy-duty duct tape in adhesion strength.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of adhesion

Noun

While formally a candidate for European Union membership, Serbia’s accession process has stalled under Vucic, who maintains close ties with Russia and China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The question put to the Nordic nation of nearly 400,000 was whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of accession

Noun

His latest promise — which, like the others, would require approval from Congress — would probably cost more than $1 trillion, adding to the ballooning deficit and worsening inflation.

— Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
In Massachusetts and Maine, that approval is also contingent on the federal government finding a long-term solution to the seemingly intractable problem of storing radioactive nuclear waste.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of approval

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This method is similar to other frameworks, like acceptance commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.

— Lennon Sherburne, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Rice, however, believes social acceptance still depends too often on how Black women style and present their hair.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of acceptance

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