I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ acceptable , fair , good , happy ( esp. BrE ), possible , pragmatic , reasonable , sensible , suitable
▪ ideal
▪ painful , uneasy , unsatisfactory
▪
After months of negotiations, they have reached an uneasy ~.
▪ inevitable , necessary
▪ political
▪ historic
VERB + COMPROMISE
▪ agree on , arrive at , come to , find , forge , make , reach , strike , work out
▪
I'm not making any more ~s.
▪
They're still trying to work out an acceptable ~.
▪ look for , seek
▪
It is best to try to seek a ~ rather than a perfect solution.
▪ broker , negotiate
▪ offer , suggest
▪
After much discussion, she offered a ~.
▪ accept
▪ reject
COMPROMISE + NOUN
▪ agreement , deal , formula , position , proposal , resolution , solution
▪ bill , legislation (both AmE )
▪ candidate
▪
He might be an attractive ~ candidate if both sides' first choices are rejected.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
▪
It was a fair ~ between the two sides.
▪ ~ on , ~ over
▪
They came to a ~ over the exact amount to be paid.
▪ ~ with
▪
There could be no ~ with the nationalists.
II.
verb
1 in order to reach agreement
VERB + COMPROMISE
▪ be prepared to , be ready to
▪ refuse to
▪
He wanted his own way and refused to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ on
▪
Unions and management seem ready to ~ on the level of the increase.
▪ with
▪
They debated whether to ~ with the opposition parties.
2 damage/put in danger
ADVERB
▪ fatally , seriously , severely , significantly
▪
The affair seriously ~d the party's prospects of success.
▪ potentially
VERB + COMPROMISE
▪ be prepared to , be ready to
▪ refuse to
PREPOSITION
▪ on
▪
We are not prepared to ~ on safety standards.
Compromise is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ chance , ↑ confidentiality , ↑ impartiality , ↑ independence , ↑ integrity , ↑ principle , ↑ quality , ↑ safety , ↑ security , ↑ value