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Definition of reconciliation :
1. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony.
2. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship.
Synonyms:
satisfaction, agreement, fix, chemistry, association, link, expiation, rapport, relations, process of elimination, way out, relationship, rapprochement, love, tie, connection, resolution, balancing, answer, heuristics, reconcilement, remedy, solution, cure, atonement, partnership, propitiation
compromise (part of speech: noun)
appeasement, adjustment, middle course, compromise, mediation, concession, allowance, halfway point, compensation, accommodation, settlement
pacification (part of speech: noun)
moderation, mollification, armistice, allayment, pacification, stabilization, placation
mediation (part of speech: noun)
conciliation, arbitration, negotiation, inter-mediation, intervention, intercession, assistance, interlocution, facilitation, adjudication, parley
Usage examples:
- Therefore, although a reconciliation had taken place, there seemed to be a possible motive for revenge. - "Child of Storm", H. Rider Haggard.
- Any reconciliation that is to stand, must include Him first of all. - "The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians", G. G. Findlay.
- I know you will write to me; but, pray, pray do not advise me to submit myself to him under the idea that a reconciliation is possible. - "The Bertrams", Anthony Trollope.