Consent
Consent noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Usage example: we had to get our neighbor's consent in order to trim the tree from his side
Pass and consent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead the word "Consent" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: consented, consenting
How words are described
| direct | direct consent | direct pass |
| free | free consent | free pass |
| initial | initial consent | initial pass |
| legal | legal consent | legal pass |
| Other adjectives: actual, little, sexual, supposed, explicit. | ||
Common collocations
| information | consent information | pass information |
Both words in one sentence
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It doesn't come to pass, because she dies in childbirth after the pregnancy plan gets implemented without her knowing consent.
Source: Gilded Cage -
As the saying went, the only car that could pass a Duesenberg was another Duesenberg—and only with the lead driver's consent!
Source: Cool Car - For context, prior to the 07 October revision, page 83 featured Charlie performing a sexual act on Jamie against his explicit consent, and Jamie dis-associating so as to make the experience pass more quickly.
Source: Broken Base / Web Media
Cite this Source
Pass and Consent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/consent/pass
Consent & Pass. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/consent/pass>.
Pass or Consent. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/consent/pass.
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