meet halfway [haf-wey, hahf-]
Main Entry:
meet halfway [haf-wey, hahf-]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: compromise
Synonyms: come to terms, forgive and forget, settle one's differences, shake hands
Main Entry: arbitrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: achieve settlement
Synonyms: adjudge, adjudicate, adjust, bring to terms, come to school, come to terms, conciliate, decide, determine, hammer out a deal, interpose, intervene, judge, make a deal, mediate, meet halfway, negotiate, parley, pass judgment, placate, play ball, reconcile, referee, settle, smooth, soothe, step in, straighten out, strike happy medium, trade off, umpire, work out a deal
Antonyms: let ride
Main Entry: compromise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give and take
Synonyms: adjust, agree, arbitrate, compose, compound, concede, conciliate, find happy medium, find middle ground, go fifty-fifty, make a deal, make concession, meet halfway, negotiate, play ball with, settle, split the difference, strike balance, trade off
Antonyms: contest, differ, disagree, dispute, dissent, quarrel
Main Entry: conform
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: adjust, adapt
Synonyms: accommodate, attune, be guided by, clean up act, comply, coordinate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fall in with, fit, follow, follow beaten path, follow the crowd, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, keep, make room, meet halfway, mind, move over, obey, observe, play the game, proportion, quadrate, reconcile, reconciliate, roll with punches, run with the pack, shape up, square, straighten up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, toe the line, tune, yield
Antonyms: differ, fight, refuse
Main Entry: mediate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: try to bring to an agreement
Synonyms: act as middle, arbitrate, bring to terms, conciliate, deal, go fifty-fifty, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, make a deal, make peace, meet halfway, moderate, negotiate, propitiate, reconcile, referee, resolve, restore harmony, settle, step in, strike happy medium, trade off, umpire
Antonyms: argue, contend, disagree, fight
Main Entry: mitigate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: check, diminish, lighten
Synonyms: abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, blunt, calm, come together, cool*, dull, ease, extenuate, lessen, meet halfway, moderate, modify, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, quiet, reduce, relieve, remit, soften, soothe, subdue, take the edge off, temper, tone down, tranquilize, weaken
Antonyms: aggravate, incite, increase, intensify, irritate, worsen
Main Entry: moderate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: restrain, control
Synonyms: abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, chasten, check, constrain, cool out, cool*, curb, decline, decrease, die down, diminish, ease off, fall, lessen, let up, meet halfway, mitigate, modify, modulate, mollify, pacify, play down, qualify, quiet, reduce, regulate, relent, relieve, repress, slacken, slow, soft-pedal, soften, subdue, subside, tame, temper, tone down, wane
Antonyms: egg on, free, incite, let go, liberate, unleash
Main Entry: oblige
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: do a favor or kindness
Synonyms: accommodate, aid, assist, avail, bend over backward, benefit, come around, contribute, convenience, don't make waves, favor, fill the bill, fit in, go fifty-fifty, gratify, grin and bear it, help, indulge, make a deal, make room, meet halfway, please, profit, put oneself out, roll with it, serve, swim with the tide, take it, toe the mark
Antonyms: be mean
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