Synonyms of consent
35 similar words · 22 opposite words
Another word for consent is grant. Other synonyms of consent are assent, acquiesce and agree. The opposite of consent is object.
Synonyms and similar words for consent
verbTo express willingness, to give permission.
nounVoluntary agreement or permission.
- agreement
- approval
- consensualnessThe quality of being consensual.
- permissionAuthorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority).
- willingnessThe state of being willing.
- accedenceThe act of acceding.
- accession
- approbationThe act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval...
- authorizationAn act of authorizing.
- OK
- sanctionAn approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
- allowancePermission; granting, conceding, or admitting.
- authorityOfficial permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
- clearance
- license
- mandateAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
- warrantAuthorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
- assentment obsoleteAssent; agreement.
- leave dated, formalPermission.
- permit obsoleteFormal permission.
nounAdvice; counsel.
- recommendation
- suggestion
- tip
- admonitionA rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.
- advice
- counselAdvice; guidance.
- exhortation
- rede
Opposite of consent
nounVoluntary agreement or permission.
- dissent
- disagreement
- opposition
- refusal
- abnegationA denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
- declination
- denial
- turndown
- disapprovalThe act of disapproving; condemnation.
- dissension
- nonapprovalAbsence of approval; failure to approve something.
- nonassentAbsence of assent; failure to agree to something.
- nonconsentA lack of consent.
- prohibition
- rejection
- renunciation
- repudiationThe act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
- unapprovalThe failure to approve something.
- unconsentLack of consent.
Meaning of consent
- verb To express willingness, to give permission.
- verb To cause to sign a consent form.
- verb To grant; to allow; to assent to.
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