concessional

Examples

• All

• During the meeting, he made several concessional offers to encourage cooperation.

• The manager took a concessional approach to resolve the dispute with the employees.

• The government offered a concessional loan to small businesses.

• Can you explain what a concessional agreement entails?

• The negotiators adopted a concessional stance, allowing for flexible terms to reach a deal.

• His concessional proposals paved the way for an amicable resolution between the parties involved.

• They engaged in a concessional dialogue, agreeing to adjust their demands for better collaboration.

Synonyms

C

conciliatory

vsconcessional

20 7.7

Showing a wish to calm people and reduce tension

focuses on willingness to compromise in talks rather than calming emotion

C

compromising

vsconcessional

4.6

Willing to accept less to reach an agreement

is about showing readiness to concede rather than actively giving away much

P

placative

vsconcessional

8.5

Meant to calm someone by saying or doing things to please them

is about readiness to make concessions specifically in negotiations rather than soothing

P

placatory

vsconcessional

8.0

Trying to calm someone by giving them what they want

is about readiness to make concessions in discussions rather than calming feelings

Y

yielding

vsconcessional

4.8

Willing to agree easily and give up their own view

is more about willing compromise in talks rather than general submissiveness

Antonyms

I

inflexible

11 4.7

Not willing to change or accept other ideas

U

unyielding

10 6.5

Very firm in decisions and not willing to change or give up

How Willing

accommodating

17 4.8

conciliatory

20 7.7

concessional

6.8

reluctant

247 3.5

inflexible

11 4.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology