Compromise
Compromise verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay
Patch is an antonym for compromise.
Patch
How words are described
| nice | nice compromise | nice patch |
| obvious | obvious compromise | obvious patch |
| small | small compromise | small patch |
| actual | actual compromise | actual patch |
| Other adjectives: little, bad, quick, final. | ||
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Patch and Compromise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compromise/patch
Compromise & Patch. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compromise/patch>.
Patch or Compromise. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compromise/patch.
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