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compromising

ADJECTIVE

awkward

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delicate difficult embarrassed inconvenient painful ticklish troublesome uncomfortable unpleasant

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ill at ease inopportune perplexing sticky thorny trying untimely

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delightful easy helpful painless pleasant straightforward

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adroit artful clever convenient dexterous elegant graceful handy skillful

ADJECTIVE

embarrassing

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awkward confusing difficult disconcerting distressing disturbing exasperating inconvenient perplexing puzzling shameful ticklish tricky troublesome troubling uncomfortable unseemly upsetting worrisome

STRONG

bewildering discomfiting discommoding distracting mortifying rattling

WEAK

delicate disagreeable discommodious equivocal impossible incommodious inopportune sensitive sticky touchy uneasy unpropitious

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convenient easy helpful straightforward uncomplicated

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comfortable unshameful

ADJECTIVE

incriminating

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damaging damning

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convicting

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accusatory condemnatory

ADJECTIVE

intermediate

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transitional

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average center central common fair intermediary interposed intervening mean median medium middling midway moderate neutral standard

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between halfway indifferent medial mediocre mid so-so

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abnormal biased exceptional exterior extraordinary extreme noble outside partial peripheral prejudiced unreasonable unusual

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end

ADJECTIVE

middle-of-the-road

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balanced

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cautious conservative controlled disciplined even impartial indifferent inexpensive midway mild modest neutral noncommittal nonpartisan not excessive on the fence reasonable straight

ADJECTIVE

moderate

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balanced bearable cautious conservative gentle limited middle-of-the-road mild modest neutral not extreme pleasant reasonable soft steady tame temperate tolerable tolerant

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abstinent considered controlled cool deliberate disciplined even measured midway nonpartisan pacific reserved restrained sober straight

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careful considerate dispassionate equable impartial inconsiderable inexpensive judicious low-key monotonous not excessive peaceable tranquil untroubled

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biased bright harsh imbalanced incautious intolerable loud prejudiced rough strong unacceptable unbearable unlimited unmanageable violent wild

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agitated different excited extroverted friendly outgoing partial unfair

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considerable excessive extravagant extreme immoderate liberal outrageous significant uncontrolled unreasonable unrestrained

Example Sentences

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Prof Alan Woodward, a cyber security expert at Surrey University, said there was a low risk of compromising WhatsApp's existing security by introducing a second system.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Those sailors who remain are trying to stay sane as their cell service fizzles in and out, compromising attempts to reach their family, employers and governments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

“Half Man” is a brutal show that puts its characters in profoundly compromising situations from the start.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“Our broadened collaboration with our technology partners reflects our dedication to delivering reliable energy solutions without compromising customer value.”

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

I turn, and as I turn, I lean back, compromising my balance.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

compromising

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