Synonyms for reconcile
ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪlrec·on·cile

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1. reconcile

   Synonyms:
   unite, conciliate, propitiate, pacify, harmonize, adjust, adapt, suit, reunite

   Antonyms:
   separate, sever, dissever, estrange, disharmonize, derange, alienate

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1. accommodate, reconcile, conciliateverb

   make (one thing) compatible with (another)

   "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

   Synonyms:
   mollify, conciliate, harmonize, gentle, suit, fit, lenify, placate, admit, settle, hold, accommodate, adapt, appease, gruntle, pacify, assuage, resign, oblige, make up, patch up, lodge, harmonise, submit

2. harmonize, harmonise, reconcileverb

   bring into consonance or accord

   "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"

   Synonyms:
   harmonise, fit in, settle, agree, accommodate, consort, submit, resign, make up, harmonize, concord, chord, patch up, accord, conciliate

3. reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settleverb

   come to terms

   "After some discussion we finally made up"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, root, even off, appease, square up, placate, make up, compensate, patch up, mollify, nail down, gentle, resign, settle down, even out, fabricate, square off, gruntle, subside, make, pay, determine, be, patch, go under, go down, fall, correct, invent, counterbalance, ensconce, sink, catch up with, manufacture, harmonise, steady down, get back, represent, adjudicate, assuage, conciliate, cook up, pacify, even up, comprise, decide, harmonize, take root, lenify, resolve, locate, descend, constitute, finalize, pay off, finalise, submit, settle

4. resign, reconcile, submitverb

   accept as inevitable

   "He resigned himself to his fate"

   Synonyms:
   defer, conciliate, harmonize, quit, bow, state, relegate, accede, leave office, subject, vacate, render, settle, free, submit, posit, renounce, put forward, give up, step down, release, resign, pass on, present, give in, relinquish, put in, make up, patch up, accommodate, harmonise, take

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1. reconcileverb

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, pacify, propitiate, restore to friendship

2. reconcileverb

   Synonyms:
   content, bring to acquiescence, make contented

3. reconcileverb

   Synonyms:
   harmonize, make consistent, bring into harmony

4. reconcileverb

   Synonyms:
   settle, adjust, compose, heal, make up

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1. reconcileverb

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, propitiate, pacify, harmonize, adjust, settle

   Antonyms:
   estrange, disaffect, alienate

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1. List of paraphrases for "reconcile":

   reconciling, combine, conciliate, reconciled, balance, balancing, reconciliation, harmonize, unite, conciliation, harmonise, accommodate, align

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1. Pope Francis:

   It is a continuing tragedy in our world that so many communities are at war with themselves, the inability to reconcile differences and disagreements, whether old or new, has given rise to ethnic and religious tensions, frequently accompanied by outbreaks of violence.

2. Mehmet Gormez:

   Is the current situation of millions of Syrian refugees much less cause for concern to the Vatican than what happened during the Armenian deportation? i find the Pope's statement immoral, and can't reconcile it with basic Christian values.

3. Raheel Sharif:

   For now, the U.S. is acting on the Pakistani promise that if the Pakistan army's enemies are eliminated, Pakistan will help reconcile the Afghan Taliban, the spike in attacks against al Qaeda does mean closer U.S.-Pakistan tactics. But it's tactical moves, not a deeper strategic shift ... Overall trust is still low.

4. Henry Hon:

   When a person's conscience alerts them to an offense that is causing a rift in a relationship, it is important to attempt to reconcile quickly with the offended person.

5. Amanda Gorman:

   In my poem, I’m not going to in any way gloss over what we’ve seen over the past few weeks and, dare I say, the past few years. But what I really aspire to do in the poem is to be able to use my words to envision a way in which our country can still come together and can still heal. It’s doing that in a way that is not erasing or neglecting the harsh truths I think America needs to reconcile with.