iron out

VERB

reconcile a situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arbitrate clear up eradicate expedite get rid of harmonize negotiate resolve settle smooth over straighten out unravel

WEAK

agree compromise eliminate erase put right reach agreement settle differences simplify sort out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question

WEAK

make worse mess up

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Your challenge now is to iron out the IRA and house questions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Mistral AI clinched its first acquisition with the purchase of infrastructure startup Koyeb as the French artificial-intelligence major looks to iron out its processes and bolster computing capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Just hours earlier, talks at the White House between Danish, Greenlandic, and US officials failed to iron out differences between Copenhagen and Nuuk on one side and Washington on the other.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Rooney said Salah needed to either iron out his differences with Slot, or leave Liverpool.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Cynthia was working hard to iron out any extra meanings.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

iron out

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