assentation

Noun

Meaning

Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

support agreement acceptance consent accession welcome compliance acquiescence concurrence servility obsequiousness wheedle suppleness servilism

Antonyms

resistance opposition dispute ban arguing rejection

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Examples

Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade, as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. But a modest assertion of one's own opinion, and a complaisant acquiescence in other people's, preserve dignity. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Close letter words and terms

Assen assent assentaneous assentator assentatorily assentatory