- compromise
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ acceptable, fair, good, happy (esp. BrE), possible, pragmatic, reasonable, sensible, suitable▪ ideal▪ painful, uneasy, unsatisfactory▪
After months of negotiations, they have reached an uneasy compromise.
▪ inevitable, necessary▪ political▪ historicVERB + COMPROMISE▪ agree on, arrive at, come to, find, forge, make, reach, strike, work out▪I'm not making any more compromises.
▪They're still trying to work out an acceptable compromise.
▪ look for, seek▪It is best to try to seek a compromise rather than a perfect solution.
▪ broker, negotiate▪ offer, suggest▪After much discussion, she offered a compromise.
▪ accept▪ rejectCOMPROMISE + NOUN▪ agreement, deal, formula, position, proposal, resolution, solution▪ bill, legislation (both AmE)▪ candidate▪He might be an attractive compromise candidate if both sides' first choices are rejected.
PREPOSITION▪ compromise between▪It was a fair compromise between the two sides.
▪ compromise on, compromise over▪They came to a compromise over the exact amount to be paid.
▪ compromise with▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}There could be no compromise with the nationalists.
verb1 in order to reach agreementVERB + COMPROMISE▪ be prepared to, be ready to▪ refuse to▪He wanted his own way and refused to compromise.
PREPOSITION▪ on▪Unions and management seem ready to compromise on the level of the increase.
▪ with▪They debated whether to compromise with the opposition parties.
2 damage/put in dangerADVERB▪ fatally, seriously, severely, significantly▪The affair seriously compromised the party's prospects of success.
▪ potentiallyVERB + COMPROMISE▪ be prepared to, be ready to▪ refuse toPREPOSITION▪ on▪We are not prepared to compromise on safety standards.
Compromise is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chance, ↑confidentiality, ↑impartiality, ↑independence, ↑integrity, ↑principle, ↑quality, ↑safety, ↑security, ↑value
Collocations dictionary. 2013.