came to terms with
Reconciled oneself to
Came to terms with means to accept something difficult or unwelcome after a period of resistance or struggle.
The phrase suggests arriving at a settled understanding with reality: She finally came to terms with her diagnosis.
It often implies emotional resolution—making peace with circumstances you cannot change: He never came to terms with his father's death.
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- acceptanceConsent to receive
bitter pill · equanimity · realization · face the facts · hard truth · coping · clarity · acknowledgment · reconciliation · compromise · peace · inner peace · letting go · water under the bridge · perspective · adaptation · new normal · healing