Adjective: compromising 'kóm-pru,mI-zing
- Making or willing to make concessions
"loneliness tore through him … whenever he thought of … even the compromising Louis du Tillet";
- conciliatory, flexible
- Vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion
"she found herself in a compromising situation"
- Make an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
"nobody will get everything he wants: we all must compromise"
- Decide on a middle way between extremes or a balance between otherwise conflicting choices; settle for less than optimal
"we won't compromise on safety";"
- Expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
"The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"
See also: vulnerable, yielding
Type of: agree, determine, endanger, expose, peril, queer [informal], scupper, settle, square off, square up
Antonym: inflexible
Encyclopedia: Compromising
Compromise