Detente
Detente noun - The easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations).
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Understanding and detente are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Detente".
Understanding
Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Detente and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detente" instead a noun "Understanding".
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Every time Lorelai and her parents start to reach some sort of detente or understanding, something derails it and makes them hate each other again.
Source: Yank the Dog's Chain
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Understanding and Detente. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detente/understanding
Detente & Understanding. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detente/understanding>.
Understanding or Detente. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detente/understanding.
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