come to terms
Accept the situation
To come to terms with something is to accept or reconcile oneself to a difficult reality: She's still coming to terms with her diagnosis.
The phrase suggests a process of psychological adjustment—moving from resistance or denial toward acceptance.
To come to terms with another party is to reach an agreement after negotiation: The union and management finally came to terms.
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- accordHarmony between parties
- dealAgreement or distribution
understanding · arrangement · contract · consensus · concession · bargaining · mediation · resolution
Consent to receive
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- making peaceEnding hostilities between parties
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
adjustment · adaptation · coping · processing · closure · understanding · embracing · acquiescence
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- accordHarmony between parties
deal · understanding · arrangement · contract · consensus · concession · bargaining · mediation · resolution · conditions
acceptance
Consent to receive
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- making peaceEnding hostilities between parties
resignation · adjustment · adaptation · coping · processing · closure · understanding · embracing · acquiescence · settling
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
- acceptance phraseslet it go, it is what it is, such is life, c'est la vie, que sera sera
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- Candor Phrasesto be honest, truth be told, honestly, frankly, to tell the truth
- finalizationfinalize, conclude, close, clinch, seal
- fixesfix, repair, mend, correction, correct
come to termsdeny
Refuse to admit
resist · reject · bury one's head in the sand · disavow · repudiate
come to termsdisagree
Hold a contrary opinion
deadlock · walk away from · stalemate · hold out · dig in
come to termshold a grudge
Maintain lasting resentment
fester · stew · keep fighting
come, term, agreement, coming, terms, came, terminal, comes, intermediate