Showing Results for "compromising"

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

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bewildering discomfiting discommoding distracting mortifying rattling

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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

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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

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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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“DOGE,” as Elon Musk dubbed the entity, has come under fire from two other whistleblowers for mishandling data and compromising the Social Security numbers of every American.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In particular, there has been growing debate over whether Mbappe and Vinicius Jr can play effectively in the same attacking system, without compromising the balance of the team.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

This raises the possibility that undisclosed financial interests could be compromising the attorney-client relationship, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Flooding the area with water had not been considered, as it risked compromising the liner that prevents chemicals from leaking into the ground below, Arroyo said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It was a queer thing, even a compromising thing, for a Party member to have in his possession.

From "1984" by George Orwell

compromising

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