Meaning & use
consensual
Agreed to by all people involved, done with everyone's free and willing consent.
See it in a sentence
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.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
forcedcoerced
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