compromise

compromise is a 10-letter English word with 13 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 22 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.
2. noun. A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement.
3. noun. A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right.
4. noun. To bind by mutual agreement; to agree.
5. noun. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
6. noun. To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
7. intransitive verb. To agree; to accord.
8. intransitive verb. To make concession for conciliation and peace.
9. noun. a middle way between two extremes
10. noun. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

    "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"

11. verb. settle by concession
12. verb. make a compromise; arrive at a compromise

    "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"

13. verb. expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

    "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

Common word forms

compromised, compromiser, compromises, compromising

Words from these letters

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