as in reciprocal
agreed to by the people involved; done with the consent of the people involved
a consensual decision She claims their relationship was consensual.
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Recent Examples of consensual
Tate and the woman claimed their actions were consensual.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 May 2025
In her interview with investigators, the woman at times referred to the meetings with Jones as consensual because everything that happened was part of a healing process that Jones said was from God.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025
Having declared that Combs was a heavy drug user and a resorted to domestic violence in their opening statement on May 12, the defense tend to treat the damning footage as an example of a consensual entanglement, noting that Combs did eventually let Ventura leave the Intercontinental hotel.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2025
During cross-examination, Combs' attorney Xavier Donaldson tried to paint the encounter between Phillip and Ventura as consensual.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 May 2025
In her interview with investigators, the woman at times referred to the meetings with Jones as consensual because everything that happened was part of a healing process that Jones said was from God.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025
Having declared that Combs was a heavy drug user and a resorted to domestic violence in their opening statement on May 12, the defense tend to treat the damning footage as an example of a consensual entanglement, noting that Combs did eventually let Ventura leave the Intercontinental hotel.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2025
During cross-examination, Combs' attorney Xavier Donaldson tried to paint the encounter between Phillip and Ventura as consensual.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
Adjective
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This became a concern in early April, when U.S. stocks and bonds plummeted along with the dollar after Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on America’s trading partners.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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New Delhi is pushing for the U.S. to exempt India from existing sectoral tariffs on steel and automobiles and threatened reciprocal tariffs that are scheduled to kick in on July 9, the people said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Is mutual loathing the natural state of affairs between reporters and a mayor?—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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The board and Cartwright ultimately agreed to a mutual separation.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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In exchange for Western backing and support, the Authority, then headed by PLO head Yasser Arafat, promised to renounce terrorism and to resolve outstanding problems with Israel in bilateral negotiations.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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The countries — whose total trade in goods topped $582 billion last year — temporarily lowered most of the tariffs on each other’s goods after breakthrough bilateral trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland, last month.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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