Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reconcile
4 senses of reconcile
Sense 1
accommodate, reconcile, conciliate -- (make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories")
=> harmonize, harmonise -- (bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests")
Sense 2
harmonize, harmonise, reconcile -- (bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities")
=> adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")
Sense 3
reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle -- (come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up")
=> agree, hold, concur, concord -- (be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point")
Sense 4
resign, reconcile, submit -- (accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate")
=> accept -- (consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument")
Antonyms of adj reconciling
1 sense of reconciling
Sense 1
accommodative, reconciling -- (tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony)
INDIRECT (VIA adaptive) -> maladaptive -- (showing faulty adaptation)
Similarity of adj reconciling
1 sense of reconciling
Sense 1
accommodative, reconciling -- (tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony)
=> adaptive (vs. maladaptive), adaptative -- (having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon")