COMPROMISING Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in yielding

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verb

present participle of compromise

as in endangering

to place in danger officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security

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as in damaging

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay

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Recent Examples of compromising

Adjective

Khamenei is succeeded by his son, Mojtaba, who is considered less compromising and has not been seen publicly since the war began. — ABC News, 13 June 2026 Khamenei is succeeded as supreme leader by his son, Mojtaba, who is considered less compromising and has not been seen publicly since the war began. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026 He is succeeded by his son, Mojtaba, who is seen as even less compromising. — Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 11 June 2026 The differences have been between the more and the less patient, the cruder and the subtler, the slightly more compromising and the hard-core fanatics. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 Bowser Bowser is a ruler seen as a tyrant, with a non-compromising attitude. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026 The younger Khamenei is seen as even less compromising than his late father. — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 On Thursday, an East Bay Substack published a 2024 letter to Bonta alleging that Andy Duong had a compromising video of Bonta for potential use as blackmail. — Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Nov. 2025 The Broncos can’t put their defense in that many compromising situations. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Verb

The brief also argues that inclusive policies, such as those in California, provide important benefits without compromising the privacy or safety of other students. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Herloury-Rouget stresses that the economics behind Aroma-Zone have less to do with compromising quality and far more to do with eliminating unnecessary cost. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Established in 2019 by Awa Malina Stelter and Stephanie Gundelach, OpéraSPORT is driven primarily by the use of recycled and organic materials, and a production volume that aligns with demand without compromising on design. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026 By using a mathematical technique to reduce the precision of some data, the researchers brought that figure down to 51 watts without compromising the system’s ability to detect dangerous computational errors. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 To give your floors a big dose of interest without compromising your or your guests’ equilibrium, the designer suggests using a herringbone layout. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromising

Adjective

Lead—dense but yielding, silvery but ashen, handy but deadly—was long used for this purpose.

— Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
After soaking in the salad for a while, the raisins plumped and swelled, adding a yielding explosivity.

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of yielding

Verb

Tracey was arrested days after the incident and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction.

— Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Januchowski pleaded not guilty July 14 to three misdemeanor counts each of first-degree assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, court records state.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of endangering

Verb

There are different types of algae scrapers for both glass and acrylic fish tanks, so choose accordingly to avoid scratching or damaging the aquarium.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Use low-pressure water to avoid damaging the aluminum fins and causing performance issues.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaging

Adjective

Leaving it out is how a compliant organization becomes a noncompliant one without shipping a single deliberate change.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts SES AI produces National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) compliant battery cells for aerospace, defense, robotics, and advanced mobility applications.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of compliant

Verb

Over the next few years, he was charged and found guilty of second-degree theft, abuse of family members, and threatening behavior, but never served more than 10 days in jail.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Life threatening flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses continues.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of threatening

Verb

To prevent a similar war from happening again, Menelaus scarred her face, permanently marring her famous beauty.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.

— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Definition of marring

Adjective

That amendment had been made a dead letter by Jim Crow state legislatures and an acquiescent Supreme Court.

— Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of acquiescent

Verb

In the early 1960s, Americans looked at Cuba under Castro and understood why people were risking everything to come here.

— Ray Watford, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
These errors can cause crashes or enable attackers to exploit memory vulnerabilities, risking data corruption or executing malicious code.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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