acquiescent

UK: /ˌækwiˈɛs^ənt/ US: (ak′wē es′ənt)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ac•qui•es•cent  (ak′wē es′ənt), adj. 

1. disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly.

• Latin acquiēscent- (stem of acquiēscēns, present participle of acquiēscere). See acquiesce, -ent
• 1745–55

ac′qui•es′cent•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ac•qui•esce /ˌækwiˈɛs/   v. [no object* (~ + in/to + object)] , -esced, -esc•ing. 

1. to agree or accept to do (something) without protest;
   comply:
   The president acquiesced in the budget cutting plan.

ac•qui•es•cence, n. [uncountable]
ac•qui•es•cent, adj. See -quie-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ac•qui•esce  (ak′wē es′), v.i., -esced, -esc•ing. 

1. to assent tacitly;
   submit or comply silently or without protest;
   agree;
   consent:
   to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.

• Latin acquiēscere to find rest in, equivalent. to ac- ac- + quiē- (see quiet²) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ere infinitive suffix
• 1610–20

ac′qui•esc′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

accede, concur; capitulate.

Antonyms

contest, protest.