Synonyms of compromising

compromising 1 of 2

adjective

as in yielding

Related Words

• yielding
• compliant
• acquiescent
• pliable
• loose
• pliant
• lax
• flexible
• relenting
• relaxed
• slack
• easy
• lenient
• mild
• spoiling
• tolerant
• easygoing
• indulgent
• negligent
• gentle
• merciful
• kindly
• sloppy
• slipshod
• neglectful
• pampering
• slovenly
• soft
• remiss
• unfussy

Dissimilar Words

• uncompromising
• rigid
• strict
• stringent
• rigorous
• exacting
• inflexible
• hard-line
• close
• exact
• scrupulous
• conscientious
• cast-iron
• meticulous
• painstaking
• fussy
• punctilious
• undeviating
• resolved
• relentless
• stubborn
• brassbound
• steadfast
• adamant
• tenacious
• firm
• unflinching
• determined
• unbending
• dogged
• adamantine
• single-minded

compromising

2 of 2

verb

present participle of compromise

1

as in endangering

to place in danger

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endangering
• threatening
• risking
• jeopardizing
• imperiling
• gambling (with)
• menacing
• venturing
• hazarding
• jeoparding
• periling
• adventuring
• intimidating
• subjecting
• exposing
• chancing
• wagering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• guarding
• shielding
• preserving
• saving
• sheltering
• resuming

2

as in damaging

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaging
• marring
• injuring
• weakening
• crippling
• hurting
• impairing
• eroding
• spoiling
• harming
• breaking
• undermining
• destroying
• ruining
• vitiating
• disfiguring
• defacing
• crossing (up)
• deteriorating
• bloodying
• flawing
• shattering
• blemishing
• crabbing
• endamaging
• wounding
• battering
• wrecking
• enfeebling
• tarnishing
• demolishing
• wearing (away)
• scouring
• enervating
• denting
• blighting
• devastating
• torturing
• wasting
• smashing
• disabling
• botching
• washing out
• crushing
• mutilating
• annihilating
• tormenting
• decimating
• mangling
• lacerating
• pulverizing
• queering
• hamstringing
• maiming
• totaling
• wiping out
• gumming (up)
• dashing
• bashing
• tearing down
• clobbering
• dinging
• dinting
• razing
• doing in
• desolating
• laming
• scourging
• banging up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairing
• fixing
• reconstructing
• rebuilding
• helping
• patching
• renovating
• revamping
• healing
• reconditioning
• mending
• curing
• rehabilitating
• improving
• rectifying
• remedying
• doctoring
• revising
• enhancing
• remodeling
• editing
• perfecting
• enriching
• bettering
• refining
• ameliorating
• meliorating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compromising

Adjective

Khamenei is succeeded by his son, Mojtaba, who is considered less compromising and has not been seen publicly since the war began. — ABC News, 13 June 2026

Khamenei is succeeded as supreme leader by his son, Mojtaba, who is considered less compromising and has not been seen publicly since the war began. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

He is succeeded by his son, Mojtaba, who is seen as even less compromising. — Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 11 June 2026

The differences have been between the more and the less patient, the cruder and the subtler, the slightly more compromising and the hard-core fanatics. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026

Bowser Bowser is a ruler seen as a tyrant, with a non-compromising attitude. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026

The younger Khamenei is seen as even less compromising than his late father. — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026

On Thursday, an East Bay Substack published a 2024 letter to Bonta alleging that Andy Duong had a compromising video of Bonta for potential use as blackmail. — Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Nov. 2025

The Broncos can’t put their defense in that many compromising situations. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Verb

What stood out to me this season was the confidence of designers expressing their own creative vision without compromising their cultural roots. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Let them — especially the new governor, presumably Xavier Becerra — consider enacting new CEQA reforms, holding months of public hearings and ultimately compromising on a deal. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Options such as enclomiphene or human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) may help maintain testosterone without compromising fertility. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

So many people make a deal with the devil, compromising their principles, and are not able to acknowledge it to others or to themselves. — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Her cookbook is made with home cooks in mind, for those who want to adopt a healthier lifestyle without compromising quality or flavor. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026

These results suggest the alloy’s changing surface can support sustained activity, addressing the difficulty of improving catalytic performance without compromising stability. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

The Durkin family is speaking out about the loss of their son Michael, a junior at Chesterton High School, who died by suicide in late September after being threatened online over compromising photos. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Separating system testing from intelligence testing can eliminate unnecessary consumption without compromising engineering rigor. — Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026