Antonyms for assent

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : uh-sent

Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɛnt

Definition of assent

Origin : c.1300, from Old French assentir "agree; get used to" (12c.), from Latin assentare "to agree with," frequentative of assentire, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sentire "to feel, think" (see sense (n.)). Related: Assented; assenting.

noun agreement
verb agree

Example sentences :

And then, as the other nodded in assent, she spoke with a compelling kindliness.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The foreman only glanced at him in silence, and the young man took this for assent.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

And the women would slowly nod their heads in token of assent.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

I gave a sort of assent--attended with nausea--and turned to my saddle, but he clung.
Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

And the wife, looking at him with wet eyes, nodded an assent.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

She moved her head slowly, a sign of assent, also of dismissal.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

I could not but assent to all these truisms—for I felt conscience-stricken.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various

She was not sure which he meant, whether his assent was to her hope or to the fact of his happiness.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Again Oswald made his signs, and again the captain gave his assent.
Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat

I agree with you, he replied, and am ready to give my assent to the law.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Synonyms for assent

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