acceptable, fair, good, happy, honourable, possible, pragmatic, reasonable, sensible, suitable | ideal | muddled, uneasy, unsatisfactory
After months of negotiations, they have reached an uneasy compromise.

inevitable, necessary

agree on, arrive at, come to, find, make, reach, work out
I''m not making any more compromises. | They''re still trying to work out an acceptable compromise.

look for, seek
It is best to try to seek a compromise rather than a perfect solution.

offer, suggest
After much discussion, she offered a compromise.

accept | reject

agreement, deal, formula, proposal, resolution, solution | candidate
He might be an attractive compromise candidate if both sides'' first choices are rejected.

~ between
It was a fair compromise between the two sides.

~ on/over
They came to a compromise over the exact amount to be paid.

~ with
There could be no compromise with the nationalists.

be prepared to, be ready to | refuse to
He wanted his own way and refused to compromise.

on
Unions and management seem ready to compromise on the level of the pay increase.

with
They debated whether to compromise with the opposition parties.

seriously
The affair seriously compromised the party''s prospects of electoral success.

be prepared to, be ready to | refuse to

on
We are not prepared to compromise on safety standards.