RECONCILIATION Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

reconciliation

noun

as in acceptance

the act of becoming friendly after a disagreement The couple worked toward reconciliation in therapy. The treaty was the first step in the eventual reconciliation of two countries that had been long at odds.

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Recent Examples of reconciliation Always leave the door open for a reconciliation, but do not count on one. —

Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026 The fund threatened to derail a $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through a process known as reconciliation. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 June 2026 Dead-end conflict is where the hero and the villain, the good guys and the bad guys, essentially never have any opportunity for movement or reconciliation at the end of the story. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026 During the vote-a-rama portion of the reconciliation process, Democrats are expected to force their Republican colleagues to take a series of uncomfortable votes on amendments. —

Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconciliation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconciliation

Noun

All over the world, the ideological warfare of the twentieth century seemed to have given way to a general acceptance that democracy and capitalism were the best way to run a country.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Over the course of 11 tracks, Gibbard and co detail everything from devastating heartbreak to hard-won acceptance, using every memory as a roadmap.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026