come to terms with
Make peace with
Come to terms with means to accept something difficult or painful after a period of resistance or struggle.
The phrase implies a process—you don't come to terms with minor inconveniences, but with losses, limitations, or unwelcome truths: She finally came to terms with her diagnosis.
He never came to terms with his father's death.
The expression suggests making peace with what cannot be changed.
Confirmation of receipt
- realizationGrasping what's true
- admissionEntry or confession
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- understandingMental comprehension of something
making peace · letting go · moving on · adjustment · adaptation · accommodation · coping · reconciliation
Shared position between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- accordHarmony between parties
deal · arrangement · contract · conditions · stipulations · bargaining · concession · truce
acknowledgment
Confirmation of receipt
- realizationGrasping what's true
- admissionEntry or confession
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
understanding · making peace · letting go · moving on · adjustment · adaptation · accommodation · coping · reconciliation · resignation
agreement
Shared position between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
accord · deal · arrangement · contract · conditions · stipulations · bargaining · concession · truce · detente
come to terms withdeny
Refuse to admit
reject · resist · bury one's head in the sand · repress · suppress
come to terms withignore
Refuse to notice
disregard · dismiss · explain away · minimize · downplay
come to terms withavoid
Stay away from
evade · bury · shy away from
come, with, term, coming, terms, terminal, comes, terminate, intermediate