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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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