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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
Former City academy nutritionist Dan Richardson told BBC Sport he would always look for the "safest approach possible" so as "not to compromise on the safety of food".
Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to pour cold water on the idea that the U.S. would compromise on Taiwan in remarks to reporters earlier this week.
Then, in August, the UK finally revealed what many suspected – that it had been hit as part of a highly sophisticated espionage campaign codenamed Salt Typhoon, which compromised telecoms companies around the world.
Leaders, including Italy’s nationalist right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, have shown political staying power by working within the established political system and compromising with partners to pursue priorities.
"You can imagine that compromising between four parties with different ideologies will be very challenging," Sarah de Lange, Professor of Dutch Politics at Leiden University, told AFP.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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