ASSENTED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

assented

verb

past tense of assent

as in agreed

to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) are we to conclude from your silence that you assent?

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of assented Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her. — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assented

Verb

Villa endeavour to move others on, including Leon Bailey, 29, who remains in a prolonged period of negotiation with his current club and Hull City, who have long agreed a fee for the winger.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The club agreed to a rigorous trial period over the course of several months during the 2024-25 season, ending with Biolyz signing the Dortmund to its first commercial contract.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of agreed

Verb

The commissioners representing the Hawaiian Government have consented to leave to the future and to the just and benevolent purposes of the United States the adjustment of all such questions.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
The curandero refused to consume it and only reluctantly consented to dose Knab, who recorded the experience in dissociative terms.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026