All compromise synonyms
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C c verb compromise
- agree β If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- negotiate β to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
- mar β to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- jeopardize β to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- imperil β to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- prejudice β an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- compose β The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- conciliate β If you conciliate someone, you try to end a disagreement with them.
- arbitrate β When someone in authority arbitrates between two people or groups who are in dispute, they consider all the facts and make an official decision about who is right.
- concede β If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- compound β A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
- implicate β to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
- peril β exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- risk β exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- dishonor β lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- hazard β an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- discredit β to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- blight β You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
- menace β something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- cooperate β If you cooperate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people cooperate.
- jeopardise β to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
noun compromise
- agreement β An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- settlement β the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- arrangement β Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
- bargain β Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
- concession β If you make a concession to someone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict.
- deal β If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
- give-and-take β the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.
- accommodation β Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
- accord β An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- adjustment β An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
- pact β an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more.
- understanding β mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- compact β Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
- composition β When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- copout β an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- covenant β A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- sellout β an act or instance of selling out.
- trade-off β the exchange of one thing for another of more or less equal value, especially to effect a compromise.
- fifty-fifty β equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
- happy medium β a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
- middle ground β an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.