Antonyms for compromise
ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪzcom·pro·mise

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. compromiseverb

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, excite, foster, perpetuate, exempt, enfranchise, disengage, extricate, exonerate

   Synonyms:
   arbitrate, adjust, compose, settle, endanger, implicate, involve

Matched Categories

1. • Agree
   • Endanger
   • Settle

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.2 / 9 votes

1. compromise, via medianoun

   a middle way between two extremes

   Synonyms:
   via media

2. compromiseverb

   an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

   "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"

   Synonyms:
   via media

3. compromiseverb

   make a compromise; arrive at a compromise

   "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"

4. compromiseverb

   settle by concession

5. compromiseverb

   expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

   "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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How to use compromise in a sentence?

1. Enid Bagnold:

   The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name.

2. Heiko Maas:

   The agreement we negotiated with Britain is already a compromise - especially regarding the arrangements for Northern Ireland, there must not be a hard border to the Republic of Ireland... We cannot risk the Northern Ireland conflict flaring up again.

3. Festus Mogae:

   The agreement is at risk, having come so close to the formation of the transitional government of national unity, all parties must ensure that the spirit of reconciliation, compromise and dialogue embodied by the agreement should be protected.

4. Robert Fritz:

   If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.

5. Naftali Bennett:

   Twice in history, we have lost our national home precisely because the leaders of the generation were not able to sit with one and another and compromise. Each was right, yet with all their being right, they burnt the house down on top of us, i am proud of the ability to sit together with people with very different views from my own.

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