COMPROMISES Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of compromise

as in negotiations

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

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compromises

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verb

present tense third-person singular of compromise

as in endangers

to place in danger officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security

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as in damages

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay

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Recent Examples of compromises

Noun

The test setup also required operational compromises. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026 Despite the compromises, supporters say the legislation still would go a long way toward improving the system. —

Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 More often than not, legislative compromises simply result in bigger government and more debt. —

Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026 Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers and on personal devices. —

Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026 Manager Dave Roberts emphasized the need for strategic compromises with his two-way star to keep him fresh and healthy for the entire season. —

Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 Considering this, some real compromises had to be made inside. —

Adam Williams april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026 Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026 As the lead singer and the prime personality of the Jackson Five, Michael is propelled into stardom and the compromises that come with it, starting when Gordy advises him to lie about his age. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026

Verb

Yet the current system for training young athletes compromises that very goal. —

Editorial, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 Quality over quantity The perception that recycled cotton compromises quality is increasingly being disproven by innovation and real-world products, according to Laura Vicaria, Denim Deal program director. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026 For its part, Cannes never compromises on a certain artistic standard. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 This is the players telling the world that Schoen’s presence and performance drag the team down and compromises their ability to win. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026 Prepared Frozen Foods Dumplings and gyoza are typically flash-frozen after shaping and should be cooked straight from frozen; thawing softens the wrappers and compromises texture. —

Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026 Moreover, such rapid decay of institutions compromises, to varying degrees, all those who find themselves within them. —

Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 That compromises them on the defensive glass and allows bigger defenders to crowd Davidson down the stretch. —

Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026 Runaway replication can grow into cancer, while overzealous culling — as can happen in asthma — compromises the integrity of tissues. —

Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromises

Noun

During negotiations, an executive at Discovery had wanted the men to find gold by Episode 5.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Tehran’s plan would reportedly set a deadline for talks to reopen the waterway but put off negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program — which is seen as a nonstarter for Washington.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 May 2026