Synonyms of compromise

compromise 1 of 2

noun

ˈkäm-prə-ˌmīz 

as in negotiation

the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement

eventually we reached a compromise on the number of hours per week that would be devoted to piano practice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiation
• consensus
• agreement
• concession
• bargain
• arrangement
• accommodation
• give-and-take
• deal
• settlement
• understanding
• mediation
• treaty
• haggle
• concurrence
• horse trade
• accord

compromise

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to endanger

to place in danger

officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endanger
• threaten
• risk
• jeopardize
• adventure
• menace
• imperil
• venture
• hazard
• gamble (with)
• jeopard
• peril
• intimidate
• subject
• expose
• chance
• wager

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• shelter
• guard
• preserve
• save
• shield
• resume

2

as in to damage

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damage
• injure
• mar
• hurt
• weaken
• cripple
• impair
• harm
• flaw
• break
• erode
• spoil
• destroy
• undermine
• vitiate
• ruin
• cross (up)
• bloody
• disfigure
• blemish
• deface
• deteriorate
• crab
• shatter
• endamage
• wound
• wear (away)
• wash out
• tarnish
• wreck
• demolish
• batter
• enfeeble
• enervate
• blight
• torture
• dent
• scour
• wipe out
• botch
• smash
• disable
• ding
• crush
• devastate
• waste
• gum (up)
• tear down
• annihilate
• total
• mutilate
• lacerate
• torment
• decimate
• maim
• dint
• hamstring
• pulverize
• lame
• queer
• clobber
• desolate
• mangle
• bash
• dash
• scourge
• bang up
• raze
• do in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repair
• fix
• rebuild
• patch
• help
• reconstruct
• renovate
• remedy
• cure
• revamp
• mend
• rectify
• heal
• improve
• rehabilitate
• better
• revise
• perfect
• enhance
• doctor
• recondition
• edit
• remodel
• ameliorate
• refine
• enrich
• meliorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compromise

Noun

Even major battlefield setbacks may not push the group towards compromise if its leadership believes any concessions should be part of a broader regional bargain. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Most of these households use multiple strategies, revealing how financial hardship can force people to make several compromises at once. — Sanya Carley, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

Experts back then warned that as trains got faster, passengers would suffocate, or that looking at unnaturally fast-moving scenery could permanently compromise visual processing. — Mark P. Mills, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Previous models have felt a little visually compromised; this one doesn’t. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026