deal with
Manage a situation
To deal with something is to handle, address, or take action regarding it: I'll deal with the paperwork tomorrow, How do you deal with stress?
The phrase covers practical tasks, problems, and emotional challenges alike.
To deal with a person can mean to interact with them professionally (I deal with customers all day) or to confront them about an issue (I need to deal with him about the missing money).
Part for gripping
- overseeManage and direct
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- organizePut into systematic order
- administrateManage organizational affairs
take care of · attend to · see to · sort out · look after · maintain · juggle · multitask
Head's anterior surface
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- tackleGear or takedown
- addressSpeak to formally
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
engage · come to terms · grapple · stand up to · square off · take on · acknowledge
Favorable purchase price
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediateFacilitate agreement between disputants
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
reach agreement · come to terms · settle · hash out · work out · hammer out
Capacity to recover quickly
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- patienceCalm during delays
composure · acceptance · fortitude · grit · determination · tolerance · equanimity · survival
Something blocking the way
- difficultyState of being hard
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
dilemma · predicament · struggle · hurdle · barrier · complication · problem · issue
Way of handling something
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
- methodOrderly way of doing
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
framework · coping mechanism · workaround · solution · contingency · backup plan · troubleshooting · problem-solving
handle
Part for gripping
- overseeManage and direct
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- organizePut into systematic order
administrate · take care of · attend to · see to · sort out · look after · maintain · juggle · multitask · prioritize
face
Head's anterior surface
confront · engage · come to terms · grapple · stand up to · square off · take on · acknowledge
bargain
Favorable purchase price
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediateFacilitate agreement between disputants
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
broker · reach agreement · come to terms · settle · hash out · work out · hammer out
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
patience · composure · acceptance · fortitude · grit · determination · tolerance · equanimity · survival · recovery
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- difficultyState of being hard
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
setback · dilemma · predicament · struggle · hurdle · barrier · complication · problem · issue · situation
approach
Way of handling something
technique · framework · coping mechanism · workaround · solution · contingency · backup plan · troubleshooting · problem-solving · damage control
- dealing with problemsface, tackle, handle, manage, address
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- attend toattend to, see to, take care of, look after, tend
- adaptadapt, adjust, acclimate, accommodate, accustom
- endurancestamina, endure, perseverance, persistence, staying power
- fixesfix, repair, mend, correction, correct
deal withignore
Refuse to notice
avoid · evade · dodge · sidestep · shy away from
deal withneglect
Failure to provide care
disregard · overlook · abandon · leave alone · let slide
deal withperpetuate
Keep something going indefinitely
prolong · exacerbate · aggravate · compound · worsen
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