CONCESSIONS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

concessions

noun

plural of concession

as in negotiations

the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement when trying to get a raise in your salary, it's good to know the art of concession

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as in admissions

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself an abject concession of guilt from the governor is the only thing that will save her political career

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as in privileges

something granted as a special favor a concession to sell their T-shirts at the village fair

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Recent Examples of concessions To the west of the park boundaries lie a handful of private concessions, housing a few riverside lodgings. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 After consulting with its attorneys, the board conceded, accepting a settlement offer that would allow the data center to proceed with only minimal concessions from the firm. —

Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 In return for the pricing concessions, Glencore immediately withdrew layoff notices, safeguarding more than 1,500 positions and thousands of other indirect jobs across the platinum belt. —

Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 June 2026 So concessions, often a month or more of free rent, are used to lure in renters. —

Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 1 June 2026 In return for these concessions, Bromley would continue to help her care for Jasper. —

Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 While there is some visual degradation associated with XeSS, and many gamers don’t love upscaling techniques in principle, concessions should be expected in handheld gaming. —

Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026 The concessions building will be open during the event, the release said. —

Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 Petro then visited the White House in February 2026 and agreed to significant concessions on drug interdiction and cooperation against criminal networks. —

Sebastian Jimenez, CNN Money, 31 May 2026

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Noun

But violence has since roared back, in part because armed groups have taken advantage of peace negotiations with Petro’s government to make territorial gains.

— Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The fact that Graphite One is already engaged in binding offtake discussions suggests the company may be moving beyond the speculative stage and into genuine commercial negotiations, although no final agreements have yet been signed.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026