Meaning & use

consensual

adjective·Academic

Agreed to by all people involved, done with everyone's free and willing consent.

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The mediator confirmed that the new agreement was fully consensual.

Every part of the arrangement had to remain consensual and clearly communicated.

A note on using this word

'Consensual' is the correct spelling; 'consentual' is a common misspelling based on the related word 'consent.'

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Words with an opposite meaning

forcedcoerced

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