RECONCILING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

reconciling

verb

present participle of reconcile

as in coordinating

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

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Recent Examples of reconciling The challenge is that leaders can spend more time reconciling the information than deciding what to do with it. — Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The brothers have not been on speaking terms for some time, and William is reportedly dead set against ever reconciling with Harry. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 Far more difficult is reconciling maritime safety rules, US civilian nuclear regulations, and UK standards, . — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 With defensive end Ashton Gillotte working back from a ruptured plantar fascia, the Chiefs have all the more urgency about reconciling depth beyond starter George Karlaftis. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Harry is focusing his energy on reconciling with his family in England, while Meghan is building a life and career for herself in California. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2026 Chad and Katie, who married in 2011, separated in 2023 and tried reconciling before divorcing in 2025, The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press reported. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 Faydra explores the impossibility of reconciling logic and longing — especially for a woman unwilling to deny desire. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 Aaron Rodgers’ wife was a key piece in the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback reconciling with his family after over a decade without having a connection. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconciling

Verb

New cards can sell out within minutes, with people coordinating on X and Discord to know where to go.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
The findings about the coordinating role of the Sst-Chodl neurons, the team claims, should generalize to different brain regions, but the actual wiring may not.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of coordinating

Verb

Lucaj also envisions the store as a connection between New York and Paris café culture, and has partnered with nearby La Perle, commissioning a custom mural and creating a bespoke coffee experience as part of integrating into the neighborhood.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Disney has also been integrating its ESPN programming into Disney+.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of integrating

Verb

The incentive would stack on top of state tax credits, combining to create the world’s most generous subsidies for film and TV.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
At Folklore, the group is also working with Kansas City DJ FK Menace on a performance combining mariachi and DJ music.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of combining

Verb

This doesn’t mean adapting to screen size or device (adaptive or responsive design), but changing the interface structure to a specific user’s behavior.

— Polina Chebanova, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Once factory manufacturing lines are established and production costs drop, engineers can begin adapting the technology for the broader electrical grid.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of adapting

Verb

According to Tianmushan Laboratory, the arrangement is intended to prevent shock waves generated around the nose and wings from merging into a stronger wave, while the rear configuration helps redistribute and weaken the shock waves.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
The Murdochs more recently have explored merging the two sides of their empire once more.

— Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of merging

Verb

Focus shifts us from being input-driven to outcomes-driven, aligning around clear priorities, measuring what matters and making disciplined choices.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The Red Sox also exercised chief baseball officer Craig Breslow’s team options for 2029 and 2030, aligning their timelines.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of aligning

Verb

This is a technology, which Sheeran mastered in his early years as a busker, that lets a guy perform with himself, in echoes, alone, harmonizing with his own voice.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Aligning subsidies is also critical, because maintaining fair competition among North American companies and scaling up entire cross-border supply chains will be difficult without harmonizing how each country’s government supports its industry.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of harmonizing

Verb

The coaching change adds uncertainty to a team balancing promising young players with long-term veteran contracts and searching for stability since its 2016 championship.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Indeed, Domenicali, speaking with The Hollywood Reporter last year said that balancing reach and monetization is key.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026