compromise
Meaning of compromise
noun
- an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
eventually they reached a compromise
the secret of a happy marriage is compromise
- the expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable.
sexism should be tackled without compromise
- settle a dispute by mutual concession.
in the end we compromised and deferred the issue
- expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable.
we were not prepared to compromise on safety
- bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behaviour.
situations in which his troops could be compromised
late Middle English (denoting mutual consent to arbitration): from Old French compromis, from late Latin compromissum ‘a consent to arbitration’, neuter past participle of compromittere, from com- ‘together’ + promittere (see promise).
Information about compromise
- The plural form of compromise is: compromises.
- Languages in which compromise is used:
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Hyphenation of compromise
com-pro-mise
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- compromise is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
compromise synonyms
Meaning harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling:
Meaning the ability to understand something; comprehension:
Meaning an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict:
Meaning a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study:
Meaning a convenient arrangement; a settlement or compromise:
Meaning an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context:
Meaning an agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other:
Meaning an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady:
Meaning a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands:
Meaning the action or process of working together to the same end:
compromise antonyms
Meaning refusal to change one's views or to agree about something:
Translation of compromise
- German: übereinkommen, Kompromiss
- Spanish: comprometer, ceder, transigir, compromiso
- French: compromis, compromettre
- Italian: compromesso, compromettere
- Portuguese: compromisso
Words that rhyme with compromise
chamise, tamise, chemise, demipremise, demise, moosemise, nondemise, premise, redemise, remise, repremise, polemise, commise, dispromise, eglomise, forepromise, outpromise, overpromise, prepromise, procompromise, promise, repromise, unpromise, entermise, intermise, presurmise, surmise, manumise, volumise
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