nonconsensual
adjective
non·con·sen·su·al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl,
-shü-əl
: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual
nonconsensual sex
nonconsensually
adverb
… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …
—
Carol Queen
Carol Queen
Examples of nonconsensual in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Now, the state defines rape as nonconsensual vaginal contact.
—Saloni Sethi, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The surge in uploads suggests that easier-to-use, more convincing generative AI tools—combined with a lack of meaningful safeguards—are making nonconsensual deepfakes more commonplace.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
There were numerous other celebrities depicted in the video, seemingly all through the nonconsensual use of their likeness.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
One in 8 Americans who use social media have been targeted by nonconsensual pornography, and women were about 1.7 times as likely to be the targets as men, according to research conducted by the advocacy organization Cyber Civil Rights Initiative.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 25 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for nonconsensual
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Saloni Sethi, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The surge in uploads suggests that easier-to-use, more convincing generative AI tools—combined with a lack of meaningful safeguards—are making nonconsensual deepfakes more commonplace.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
There were numerous other celebrities depicted in the video, seemingly all through the nonconsensual use of their likeness.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
One in 8 Americans who use social media have been targeted by nonconsensual pornography, and women were about 1.7 times as likely to be the targets as men, according to research conducted by the advocacy organization Cyber Civil Rights Initiative.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 25 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for nonconsensual
Cite this Entry
“Nonconsensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsensual. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share