reconciliation

Noun

Meaning

The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship.

Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reunion appeasement pacification propitiation balancing rapprochement concord amity peace agreement understanding resolution settlement arrangement adaptation

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Antonyms

war aggravation detestation difference conflict opposition

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Hypernyms

equalization cooperation leveling equalisation

Related terms

rare reconcile conciliatory conciliation irreconcilable conciliator

Phrases with the word

offer of reconciliation the day of reconciliation bank reconciliation reconciliation loop truth and reconciliation

Examples

One minute of reconciliation is worth more than a whole life of friendship. Gabriel García Márquez

We owe the Aboriginal peoples a debt that is four centuries old. It is their turn to become full partners in developing an even greater Canada. And the reconciliation required may be less a matter of legal texts than of attitudes of the heart. Romeo LeBlanc

I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone. Gerald Ford

Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting has to come sooner or later. Alice Munro

The world is not dialectical -- it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is also the principle of evil. Jean Baudrillard

In a quarrel, leave room for reconciliation. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

reconciliability reconciliable reconciliate reconciliation loop reconciliative reconciliator