Compromise [noun]
Definition of Compromise:
agreement, give-and-take
Synonyms of Compromise:
● Pact
● Accord
● Adjustment
● Deal
● Bargain
● Understanding
● Arrangement
● Concession
● Settlement
● Accommodation
● Compact
● Covenant
● Sellout
● Contract
● Composition
● Mean
● Happy medium
● Middle ground
● Trade-off
● Copout
● Fifty-fifty
● Half and half
● Half measure
● Middle course
● Win-win situation
Opposite/Antonyms of Compromise:
● Difference
● Contest
● Misunderstanding
● Disagreement
● Quarrel
● Dissent
● Dissension
● Dispute
● Controversy
● Refusal
● Denial
Sentence/Example of Compromise:
This we took advantage of, and after several meetings in London a compromise was effected.
Montelegre writes me that Don Yonge had effected a compromise on your account with the Castros.
Absurd—they have long ago scouted the idea of so ridiculous a compromise.
President Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise expressing his approval of this bill.
His great red feet were bound up in a shoe open at the toes, a kind of compromise for a sandal.
This Law is the foundation of the Compromise—remove it, and the consequences are easily determined.
After numerous arguments among the delegates had been voiced over a four months' period, a compromise was eventually adopted.
I was a New Englander, and in my opinion this sort of partnership would compromise her, sooner or later.
A compromise is sometimes made between the two above-mentioned bonds.
She had the fullest, clearest view of the situation, and she looked at it without flinching and without compromise.