compromise
NOUNVERB
/kɑmprə,maɪz/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
compromise is a valid 10-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1M3P3R1O1M3I1S1E1
3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does compromise mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A middle way between two extremes.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
An accommodation in which both sides make concessions.
“the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'”
BROADER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute.
“The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy”
BROADER
2
Make a compromise; arrive at a compromise.
“nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise”
BROADER
NARROWER
3
Settle by concession.
BROADER