RECONCILIATION Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

reconciliation

noun

Definition of reconciliation

as in acceptance

the act of becoming friendly after a disagreement The couple worked toward reconciliation in therapy. The treaty was the first step in the eventual reconciliation of two countries that had been long at odds.

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Recent Examples of reconciliation There had been a period of reconciliation, a fragile truce between the two sisters, in my kindergarten year. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 The rest of what went on between them in the Nineties is already well documented and their reconciliation is the subject of a new documentary. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 This story does not suggest that reconciliation requires forgetting the past or excusing harmful choices. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 After an on and off relationship marked by multiple splits and reconciliations, the pair eventually filed for divorce. — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconciliation

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This method is similar to other frameworks, like acceptance commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.

— Lennon Sherburne, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Rice, however, believes social acceptance still depends too often on how Black women style and present their hair.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of acceptance

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Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn led their delegations in the first conciliation meeting with the five-member UNCLOS commission, held in Singapore from Monday to Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Wyman, whose style of politics leaned toward conciliation, said the evolving nature of modern campaigning played a role in her decision.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026

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