entente [ahn-tahnt; Fr. ahn-tahnt]
Main Entry:
entente [ahn-tahnt; Fr. ahn-tahnt]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement
Synonyms: accord, arrangement, deal, pact, settlement, treaty, understanding
Notes: détente is an 'easing of tensions' and entente means 'understanding'
Main Entry: compact
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement
Synonyms: alliance, arrangement, bargain, bond, concordat, contract, convention, covenant, deal, engagement, entente, indenture, pact, settlement, stipulation, transaction, treaty, understanding
Notes: a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities
Antonyms: disagreement
Main Entry: concord
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement, treaty
Synonyms: compact, concordat, contract, convention, entente, pact, protocol
Antonyms: disagreement, discord
Main Entry: faction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: group sharing a belief or cause
Synonyms: band, bloc, bunch, cabal, camp, caucus, cell, circle, clan, clique, club, coalition, combination, combine, combo, concern, conclave, confederacy, conspiracy, contingent, coterie, crew, crowd, design, division, entente, gang, guild, insiders, intrigue, junta, knot, lobby, machine, minority, mob, network, offshoot, outfit, partnership, party, pressure group, ring, schism, sect, section, sector, set, side, splinter group, team, unit, wing
Antonyms: entirety, total, whole
Main Entry: federation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: partnership, organization
Synonyms: alliance, amalgamation, association, bunch, coalition, combination, confederacy, crew, crowd, entente, family, federacy, gang, league, mob, outfit, pool, ring, syndicate, syndication, tribe, union
Main Entry: treaty
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement, contract
Synonyms: accord, alliance, arrangement, bargain, bond, cartel, charter, compact, concord, concordat, convention, covenant, deal, entente, league, negotiation, pact, reconciliation, sanction, settlement, understanding
Antonyms: disagreement
Main Entry: mutual understanding
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: shared understanding
Synonyms: agreement, arrangement, compact, concord, consensus, contract, covenant, deal, entente, entente cordiale, good understanding, pact, rapport
Main Entry: peace treaty
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: peace agreement
Synonyms: accord, arms agreement, cease-fire, concord, entente, entente cordiale, international agreement, mutual-defense treaty, nonaggression pact, nonaggression treaty, nonproliferation treaty, peace accord, suspension of hostilities, treaty of friendship
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Concord.
Category: 1. Conditional antagonism
Synonyms:
-nouns
concord, accord, harmony, symphony; homologue; agreement; sympathy (love); response; union, unison, unity; bonds of harmony; peace; unanimity (assent); league; happy family., rapprochement; reunion; amity (friendship); alliance, entente cordiale, good understanding, conciliation, peacemaker; intercessor, mediator.
-verbs
agree; accord, harmonize with; fraternize; be concordant; go hand in hand; run parallel (concur); understand one another, pull together (cooperate) [more]; put up one's horses together, sing in chorus., side with, sympathize with, go with, chime in with, fall in with; come round; be pacified; assent; enter into the ideas of, enter into the feelings of; reciprocate., hurler avec les loups; go with the stream, swim with the stream., keep in good humor, render accordant, put in tune; come to an understanding, meet halfway; keep the peace, remain at peace.
-adjectives
concordant, congenial; agreeing; in accord; harmonious, united, cemented; banded together; allied; friendly; fraternal; conciliatory; at one with; of one mind (assent)., at peace, in still water; tranquil (pacific).
-adverbs
with one voice (assent); in concert with, hand in hand; on one's side.
-phrases
commune periculum concordiam parit.
Antonyms: discord
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