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acquiesced
verb as in agree with some reluctance
Strong matches
Example Sentences
While in the White House, Trump tried to block multiple congressional investigations, and Republicans in the House and the Senate acquiesced without protest.
Any perceived display of liberal bias was quickly attacked, so the media got the message and gradually acquiesced until liberals and their point of view were marginalized.
No administration would have dared, and no department official would have acquiesced.
Urged by the oversight board to seek an outside opinion, VA Secretary Denis McDonough acquiesced and retained Urban Land Institute to field a panel of experts to make recommendations.
De la Garza acquiesced and the pair shared a quick toast before taking their respective swigs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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