| 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: | 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: | make concessions |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meet halfway |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, agree, bargain, compromise, find a happy medium, find the middle ground, give and take, go fifty-fifty, make a deal, reach an agreement, settle, split the difference, strike a deal, trade off |