| 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: | adjudicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | formally judge |
Synonyms: |
adjudge, arbitrate, decide, determine, mediate, referee, settle, umpire |
Antonyms: |
defer, dodge, ignore, not judge |
| 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: | commune |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate, experience with another |
Synonyms: |
confer, confide in, contemplate, converse, discourse, discuss, mediate, muse, parley, ponder, reflect |
| Main Entry: | decide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a determination; settle an issue |
Synonyms: |
adjudge, adjudicate, agree, arrive at conclusion, award, call shots, cast the die, choose, cinch, clinch, come to agreement, come to conclusion, come to decision, commit oneself, conclude, conjecture, decree, determine, draw a conclusion, elect, end, establish, figure, fix upon, form opinion, gather, go down line, guess, have final word, judge, make a decision, make up mind, mediate, opt, pick, poll, purpose, reach decision, resolve, rule, select, set, surmise, take a stand, tap, vote, will |
Antonyms: |
defer, delay, hesitate, postpone, procrastinate, put off, wait |
| Main Entry: | judge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make decision from evidence; deduce |
Synonyms: |
act on, adjudge, adjudicate, appraise, appreciate, approximate, arbitrate, arrive, ascertain, assess, check, collect, conclude, condemn, consider, criticize, decide, decree, deduct, derive, determine, discern, distinguish, doom, draw, esteem, estimate, evaluate, examine, find, gather, give a hearing, make, make out, mediate, pass sentence, place, pronounce sentence, put, rate, reckon, referee, resolve, review, rule, sentence, settle, sit, size up, suppose, test, try, umpire, value |
| Main Entry: | negotiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bargain, discuss |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, adjudicate, adjust, agree, arbitrate, arrange, bring to terms, bury the hatchet, come across with, compose, concert, conciliate, confer, connect, consult, contract, covenant, cut a deal, deal, debate, dicker, haggle, hammer out a deal, handle, horse trade, intercede, make a deal, make peace, make terms, manage, mediate, moderate, network, parley*, referee, settle, step in, stipulate, swap, transact, treat, umpire, work out a deal, work out* |
| Main Entry: | patch up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | settle differences |
Synonyms: |
adjust, appease, bury the hatchet, compensate, conciliate, make friends, mediate, negotiate, placate, restore, settle*, smooth |
Antonyms: |
argue, bicker, disagree, fight |
| Main Entry: | reconcile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make peace; adjust |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, accord, accustom, appease, arbitrate, arrange, assuage, attune, bring to terms, bring together, bury the hatchet, come together, compose, conciliate, conform, cool*, coordinate, fit, fix up, get together on, harmonize, integrate, intercede, kiss and make up, make matters up, make up, mediate, mitigate, pacify, patch things up, patch up, placate, propitiate, proportion, re-establish, reconciliate, rectify, regulate, resolve, restore harmony, reunite, settle, suit, tune, win over |
Antonyms: |
disagree, refuse |
| Main Entry: | settle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | straighten out, resolve |
Synonyms: |
achieve, adjudicate, adjust, appoint, arrange, call the shots, choose, cinch, clean up, clear, clear up, clinch, come to a conclusion, come to a decision, come to an agreement, complete, concert, conclude, confirm, decide, determine, discharge, dispose, end, establish, figure, fix, form judgment, judge, make a decision, make certain, mediate, nail down, negotiate, order, pay, put an end to, put into order, reconcile, regulate, rule, satisfy, seal, set to rights, square, verify, work out |
Antonyms: |
confuse, mix up, unsettle |