CONSENTED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

consented

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past tense of consent

as in agreed

to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) refused to consent to the marriage

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Recent Examples of consented Eli Phillip Rodriguez, 38 Frisco Police Department Rodriguez denied having child pornography on his phone and consented to a search, providing the officer with his passcode. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 In an exchange captured by the officer’s body camera footage, one school administrator said that the girl’s mother had consented to the use of handcuffs on her daughter. — Rosie Cima, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 James told investigators that Laura Hamilton was aware and consented to that relationship with her husband, which Laura Hamilton later disputed. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026 Owners consented to donating brain samples from their old dogs for this study. — Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Bederow said changing the law could force courts to grapple with whether someone truly lacked the capacity to consent or instead consented at the time and later regretted the encounter. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The genetic genealogy technique involves taking crime scene evidence to develop a profile that is used to search consumer DNA databases for genetic relatives who consented to assist law enforcement. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 And then another concession came late Sunday, when Republicans said Trump consented to a tougher ethics proposal that several key senators had demanded. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Maro said Havas consented to a search of his cellphone, which investigators are continuing to examine. — Bryce Buyakie, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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For decades, Democrats and Republicans alike have agreed that the terrorists in Tehran, who have been killing Americans for 47 years, cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Moscow and Beijing last week have agreed to expand freight traffic along Arctic shipping corridors, increase services between their ports and deepen cooperation on building polar vessels.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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