compromise

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ 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

▪ historic

VERB + 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

▪ reject

COMPROMISE + 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

▪

There could be no compromise with the nationalists.

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verb

1 in order to reach agreement

VERB + 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 danger

ADVERB

▪ fatally, seriously, severely, significantly

▪

The affair seriously compromised the party's prospects of success.

▪ potentially

VERB + COMPROMISE

▪ be prepared to, be ready to

▪ refuse to

PREPOSITION

▪ 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