Antonyms for compromising
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kom-pruh-mahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪz |
Definition of compromising
Origin :- early 15c., "a joint promise to abide by an arbiter's decision," from Middle French compromis (13c.), from Latin compromissus, past participle of compromittere "to make a mutual promise" (to abide by the arbiter's decision), from com- "together" (see com-) + promittere (see promise). The main modern sense of "a coming to terms" is from extension to the settlement itself (late 15c.).
- verb give and take
- verb put in jeopardy
- No—it's not in the least compromising for a girl to stay at the same hotel.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- "I ain't going to kiss him," the girl said by way of compromising.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- She was compromising him; it was with her that he would have liked to make a start.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Felicite was indeed right; his family took a pleasure in compromising him.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Melanie was too astute to indulge in any compromising whims.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- He might, indeed, have been safely trusted with the most compromising communications.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- "I'm sorry if I'm compromising you with your friends," she said at length.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- We fools are compromising the safety of all by quenching this light.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
- If he tries to get the girl into a compromising situation, arrest him.
- Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
- I may be compromising other interests than my own by signing this.
- Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for compromising
- adjust
- agree
- arbitrate
- blight
- compose
- compound
- concede
- conciliate
- cop out
- discredit
- dishonor
- embarrass
- endanger
- explode
- expose
- find happy medium
- find middle ground
- give in
- go fifty-fifty
- hazard
- imperil
- implicate
- jeopardize
- make a deal
- make concession
- mar
- meet halfway
- menace
- negotiate
- peril
- play ball with
- prejudice
- put under suspicion
- risk
- ruin
- sell out
- settle
- split the difference
- spoil
- strike balance
- trade off
- weaken
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