Synonyms for Compromise
ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪzcom·pro·mise

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1. compromiseverb

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

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

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1. compromise, via medianoun

   a middle way between two extremes

   Synonyms:
   compromise, 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"

Matched Categories

1. • Agree
   • Endanger
   • Settle

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1. compromisenoun

   Synonyms:
   agreement, composition, adjustment, settlement

2. compromiseverb

   Synonyms:
   adjust, settle, compound

3. compromiseverb

   Synonyms:
   compromit, bring into danger, put at hazard, put in jeopardy

4. compromiseverb

   Synonyms:
   engage, pledge, implicate, commit

5. compromiseverb

   Synonyms:
   agree, compound, come to an agreement, come to an understanding

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1. List of paraphrases for "compromise":

   commitment, compromised, trade-off, trade-offs, transaction, jeopardize, jeopardized, encumbrance, jeopardise, transactional, engagement, endanger, undermine, conciliation, undertaking, tradeoff, accommodation

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How to use Compromise in a sentence?

1. Angela Merkel:

   We made it clear that we are ready to compromise, but always on the basis that we safeguard the core European principles, which include non-discrimination and free movement.

2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   The negotiations are difficult for obvious reasons, but nonetheless there is a certain hope for reaching a compromise.

3. Cathy Knight-Agarwal:

   If pregnant women cut out caffeinated products from their diet would this compromise their nutritional status and the answer is a big no, therefore, from my perspective the only benefit of consuming such products is perhaps the psychological pleasure they induce -- which is all very well and good but is this enough of a reason not to cease consumption during pregnancy ?

4. David Bernstein:

   Bogren was a good sacrificial lamb for this campaign, because his nomination was the product of a compromise with the Democrats, so he didn't have a Republican senator or constituency to fight for him, it's a shame, though, that Josh Hawley demagogued the issue, not only attacking Bogren for vigorously representing a client, but for wildly misrepresenting the arguments Bogren made on behalf of his client to falsely make him look like an anti-Catholic bigot.

5. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid:

   The rules are a carefully-crafted compromise designed to protect the right of a majority to prevail while preserving the right of a minority to prolong debate.