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reconcile

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of reconcile

to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences

historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle

Synonyms of reconcile

accommodate, attune, conciliate, conform, coordinate, harmonize, key

Words Related to reconcile

adapt, tune

blend, combine, connect, correlate, dovetail, fit, fuse, integrate, join, match, merge, orchestrate, pair, square, suit, synchronize, synthesize, unify, unite

align (also aline), arrange, array, balance, equalize, even, order, proportion, regularize, standardize

Near Antonyms of reconcile

confuse, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, skew, upset

alienate, estrange

Antonyms of reconcile

disharmonize

Synonym Discussion of reconcile

adapt, adjust, accommodate, conform, reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances.

- adapted themselves to the warmer climate

adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.

- adjusted the budget to allow for inflation

accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence.

- accommodated his political beliefs in order to win

conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle.

- refused to conform to society's values

reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.

- tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew

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