make peace
Bury the hatchet
To make peace is to end hostility or conflict, whether between nations, groups, or individuals.
Countries make peace through treaties; estranged relatives make peace at family gatherings.
The phrase often implies accepting what cannot be changed: She finally made peace with her past.
To make peace can also mean reconciling oneself to difficult circumstances: He's made peace with the diagnosis.
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- healingRestoration of health
olive branch · rapprochement · mending fences · burying the hatchet · letting go · making amends · reconcile · pardon
Binding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
accord · detente · envoy · ambassador · mediation · delegation · ratification · disarmament
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- cessationA full stopping
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- haltComplete sudden stop
moratorium · suspension · laying down arms · white flag · respite · pause · de-escalation · cooling-off period
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- concessionYielding a point
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- middle groundPosition between extremes
give-and-take · bargaining · trade-off · understanding · common ground · mutual agreement · flexibility · terms
Consent to receive
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- coming to termsAccepting a difficult truth
self-forgiveness · resolution · equanimity · surrender · release · contentment · moving on · closure
forgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
healing · olive branch · rapprochement · mending fences · burying the hatchet · letting go · making amends · reconcile · pardon · absolution
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
armistice · accord · detente · envoy · ambassador · mediation · delegation · ratification · disarmament · non-aggression pact
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- cessationA full stopping
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
halt · moratorium · suspension · laying down arms · white flag · respite · pause · de-escalation · cooling-off period · stand-down
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- concessionYielding a point
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
middle ground · give-and-take · bargaining · trade-off · understanding · common ground · mutual agreement · flexibility · terms · conciliation
acceptance
Consent to receive
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
coming to terms · self-forgiveness · resolution · equanimity · surrender · release · contentment · moving on · closure · meditation
- peacedove, dove release, olive branch, white flag, treaty
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- harmony phrasesin sync, in tune, on the same page, see eye to eye, hand in hand
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- adaptadapt, adjust, acclimate, accommodate, accustom
make peacemake war
Conduct armed hostilities
declare war · pick a fight · go to war · wage war · stir up trouble
make peacehold a grudge
Maintain lasting resentment
bear a grudge · burn bridges · feud · antagonize · cut ties
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