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reconciling

VERB

make peace; adjust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accommodate appease assuage conform coordinate harmonize integrate pacify placate rectify resolve reunite

STRONG

accord accustom arbitrate arrange attune compose conciliate cool fit intercede mediate mitigate propitiate proportion regulate settle suit tune

WEAK

bring to terms bring together bury the hatchet come together fix up get together on kiss and make up make matters up make up patch things up patch up re-establish reconciliate restore harmony win over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitate fight incite irritate mismatch separate upset

STRONG

argue confuse disagree disarrange disorganize disperse increase mix up refuse scatter

WEAK

divorce estrange

VERB

resign oneself to something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept accommodate

STRONG

resign submit yield

WEAK

get used to make the best of put up with

Antonyms

WEAK

disagree divorce estrange refuse

Example Sentences

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“When heirs cannot reach a unanimous decision, the executor’s role becomes pivotal. Executors are tasked with reconciling conflicts,” Hancock Whitney adds.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The film portrays the difficulty Lilia has in reconciling her sexual orientation with her cultural and familial roots.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

For Danni and Jordan, there were three crucial steps to reconciling: not being defensive, realising their reconciliation might take time, and understanding there needed to be boundaries.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Already, Safdie is back on Marty, leaving Kay somewhere else entirely, reconciling her broken dreams and what may very well be the end of her professional career.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

Instead of reconciling these contradictory observations, he had laid the issue before his colleagues.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik