consensual B2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ UK /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ See IPA manual Freq #19724 Meanings 1 adj agreed to by everyone directly involved; based on consent The participants described the arrangement as fully consensual. 2 adj dated physiology: produced reflexively in one part when another part is stimulated Darwin described the coordinated eye movements as consensual rather than voluntary. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · agreed to by everyone... voluntaryagreed 2 adj · dated physiology: produced... reflexsympathetic ↔ Opposites non-consensual Word family Derived forms consensualismconsensualistconsensualityconsensualizeconsensuallyconsensualnessconsentualnonconsensualitysemiconsensualunconsensual Common collocations consensual contract Adjective + noun Etymology From consensus + -ual. Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # consensual **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ **Frequency rank:** 19724 ## Meanings 1. agreed to by everyone directly involved; based on consent 2. dated physiology: produced reflexively in one part when another part is stimulated ## Examples - The participants described the arrangement as fully consensual. - Darwin described the coordinated eye movements as consensual rather than voluntary. ## Synonyms - voluntary - agreed - reflex - sympathetic ## Antonyms - non-consensual ## Derived Forms - consensualism - consensualist - consensuality - consensualize - consensually - consensualness - consentual - nonconsensuality - semiconsensual - unconsensual ## Etymology From consensus + -ual. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown