Acquiesce: meaning, example and synonyms

Acquiescev. To accept or agree to something reluctantly but without protest.

Example

Though they doubted the new curriculum, the veteran teachers acquiesced, reasoning that open opposition would only delay resources their students needed.

Part of speech: verb
Synonyms: comply, consent, yield, submit
Antonyms: resist, refuse, object, protest
Memory tip: Acquiesce ~ quiet: you go along quietly, without a fuss.

Acquiesce is in batch 20. Study it with the rest of the batch, then pass the batch quiz to learn it. No account needed; progress is saved on this device.

Take the batch 20 quiz

Check yourself: Acquiesce in context

Pick the word that best completes each text.

Question 1

Although the council members privately opposed the highway plan, they eventually ______, unwilling to risk losing state funding by prolonging the dispute.

Question 2

Rather than argue with their stubborn landlord, the tenants chose to ______ in the rent increase, though they privately resented it.

All 400 words in the deck · All batches