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come to terms

VERB
agree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge admit allow comply concede concur grant recognize set settle sign
STRONG
accede acquiesce check consent engage okay permit subscribe
WEAK
be of the same mind bury the hatchet buy into clinch the deal cut a deal give blessing give carte blanche give green light give the go-ahead go along with make a deal pass on play ball see eye to eye shake on side with take one up on yes
Antonyms
STRONGEST
contradict deny disagree disapprove dispute dissent oppose refuse reject repudiate resist
STRONG
object protest
WEAK
contend decline differ
VERB
arbitrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjudicate interpose intervene mediate straighten out
STRONG
adjudge adjust conciliate decide determine judge negotiate parley placate reconcile referee settle smooth soothe umpire
WEAK
bring to terms come to school hammer out a deal make a deal meet halfway pass judgment play ball step in strike happy medium trade off work out a deal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore
STRONG
agitate confuse hesitate upset worry
WEAK
let ride
VERB
arrange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construct decide design determine draft establish lay out manage negotiate organize prepare promote provide resolve schedule tailor work out
STRONG
adapt adjust blueprint chart compromise concert contrive devise direct frame harmonize project quarterback scheme settle
WEAK
agree to get act together get ready hammer out a deal iron out line up make a connection make ready map out pull a wire pull things together set stage shape up work out a deal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy disorder disorganize hesitate neglect ruin waver
STRONG
confuse disagree disarrange unfit upset
WEAK
derange disperse disturb mix up not plan scatter
VERB
capitulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bow cave in cede concede defer relent succumb surrender
STRONG
fold submit yield
WEAK
buckle under come across give away the store give out give up knuckle under put out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conquer defend fight win
VERB
level
Synonyms
WEAK
be above-board be frank be on the up and up be open be straight be straightforward be up-front come clean keep nothing back talk straight tell the truth
Antonyms
STRONG
lie prevaricate
WEAK
deceive
VERB
make up
Synonyms
WEAK
accommodate atone balance bury the hatchet compose conciliate counterbalance counterpoise countervail forgive and forget make amends make peace mend offset outweigh pacify recompense redeem redress requite set off settle shake hands
Antonyms
WEAK
disagree
VERB
meet halfway
Synonyms
WEAK
forgive and forget settle one's differences shake hands
VERB
work out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve arrange come out complete develop devise figure out fix form formulate handle happen resolve win
WEAK
attain be effective bring off clear compromise construct contrive elaborate evolve find out finish get something done go go well manipulate pan out plan prosper pull off put together reach agreement result succeed swing turn out up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break destroy disarrange disorganize disturb fail forget give up halt ignore lose neglect stop
VERB
yield
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bow buy capitulate give up give way leave succumb
STRONG
abandon abdicate bend break cede collapse crumple defer fold go knuckle relax relent relinquish resign sag submit
WEAK
admit defeat back down call it quits cave in fold up give oneself over hand over knuckle under lay down arms let go part with suffer defeat throw in the towel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
defend fight
STRONG
agree assert build hide hold increase keep retain rise stay straighten
WEAK
counter deny disallow disapprove oppose prevent refuse reject veto withhold

Example Sentences

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“The first is “The Longest Way Home,” where I was trying to come to terms with getting married again, where I was asking, how do you maintain intimacy and preserve your inherent solitude?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Angry, the 60-year-old cannot come to terms with the loss of her daughter Annalee, a little blonde girl in a cowboy hat whose smile lights up the pin attached to the lapel of her jacket.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"Which was a horrific thing for us to realise, to come to terms with."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

When we couldn’t come to terms, a withdrawal hearing was held.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The puzzlement in having to make sense of this abstract philosophical conundrum mingles with the poignancy of having to come to terms with the loss of someone we love.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker