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compromise
noun as in agreement, give-and-take
Strongest matches
accommodation, accord, adjustment, arrangement, bargain, concession, deal, pact, settlement, understanding
Weak matches
fifty-fifty, half measure, half-and-half, happy medium, middle course, middle ground, win-win situation
verb as in come to an agreement
Weak matches
find happy medium, find middle ground, go fifty-fifty, make a deal, make concession, meet halfway, play ball with, split the difference, strike balance, trade off
Example Sentences
Too many voices drown each other out and you end up with a compromise candidate.
The FBI would rent out a warehouse said to be full of drugs, and use the compromised jailer to recruit corrupt colleagues to moonlight as guards.
"At that time we were reassured that there was no ongoing connection nor anything that would compromise Lord Mandelson's position," the university spokesman said.
In something of a compromise, the bill would streamline environmental approvals for new oil wells in Kern County but make it more difficult for companies to get approval to drill off the coast.
Recorded after a US tour with the Arctic Monkeys, Romance saw Fontaines reach for a bigger audience without compromising their principles.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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