easing tensions Synonym

fight, battle, conflict, effort, endeavor, tussle, strive, wrestle, grapple, toil, labor, contest, clash, skirmish, scuffle, strain [x]

dependency, territory, colony, dominion, possession, satellite, client state, vassal state, protector, ward [x]

alliances, unions, coalitions, confederations, leagues, associations, partnerships, consortiums, syndicates, blocs, organizations, groups, networks, assemblies, councils, societies, fraternities, guilds, clubs, orders, brotherhoods, sisterhoods, federacies, federations [x]

resignation, renunciation, relinquishment, surrender, abandonment, withdrawal, stepping down, retirement, cession, disavowal, abdicant [x]

common-good, public-interest, shared-interest, communal-benefit, mutual-interest, collective-benefit, common-welfare, public-good, joint-interest, collective-welfare [x]

alliance, partnership, union, league, federation, confederation, consortium, bloc, syndicate, affiliation, association, combination, amalgamation, merger, collaboration, cooperation, pact, compact, concord, entente, accord, treaty, agreement, understanding, alignment, coalescence, conjunction, fusion, integration, coalition government, joint venture, team-up, confederacy, coaction, coadunation, coalescing, coming together, concert, concerted effort, confederating, federating, joining forces, league of nations, mutual support, pooling resources, solidarity, working together [x]

discussions, arguments, deliberations, disputes, dialogues, discourses, negotiations, conversations, exchanges, consultations, contentions, wrangles, altercations, controversies, polemics, quarrels, disagreements, bickerings, squabbles, tussles, clashes, confrontations, contests, wranglings, dialectics, parley, colloquies, symposiums, forums, panels, roundtables, colloquiums, disputations, bandyings, crossfires, interactions, interchanges, powwows, parleys, confabs, jawings, palavers, huddles, confabulations [x]

determine, choose, resolve, conclude, settle, elect, opt, select, pick, adjudicate, rule, decree, judge, arbitrate, finalize, establish, designate, appoint, commit, ordain, pronounce, ascertain, fix, name, identify, stipulate, mandate, command, direct, dictate, govern, control, regulate, administer, manage, preside, oversee, supervise, handle, execute, implement, enforce, carry out, effectuate, bring about, accomplish, achieve, realize, fulfill, complete [x]

autonomy, independence, self-government, self-rule, self-determination, supremacy, dominion, authority, control, jurisdiction, power, command, rule, governance, freedom, liberty, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, mastery, ascendancy, hegemony, preeminence, primacy, sway, leadership, dominance, reign, sovereignty [x]

reunion, rejoining, reuniting, recombination, reassembly, reconstitution, reformation, reintegration, restoration, consolidation, amalgamation, merging, unification, re-coalescence, re-fusion [x]

choose, select, pick, appoint, designate, nominate, opt for, vote for, decide on, single out, name, prefer, determine, settle on, handpick, earmark, fix on, tab, elect to, go for, plump for, take, make a choice [x]

intensification, amplification, increase, rise, growth, expansion augmentation, heightening,ification, surge, boost, upsurge, enhancement, advancement, progression, development, build-up, climb, swelling, proliferation, spread, extension, broadening, deepening, strengthening, aggravation, exacerbation, worsening, upscaling, upturn, inflation, elevation, upgrade [x]

autonomy, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, freedom, self-determination, sovereignty, liberty, self-governance, emancipation, self-rule, self-support, self-sustenance, self-direction, self-sufficing, self-sustaining, self-standing, self-subsistence, self-sustentation, self-maintenance [x]

Restricting, banning, prohibiting, blocking, halting, stopping, barring, forbidding, interdicting, boycotting, suppressing, vetoing, impeding, obstructing, inhibiting, stalling, curbing, restraining, withholding, ceasing, suspending, precluding, proscribing, outlawing, disallowing, debaring, enjoining, quashing, stifling, repressing, clamping down, cracking down, cutting off, freezing, isolating, quarantining, sealing off, shutting down, cutting out, nixing [x]

extreme, fundamental, thorough, drastic, revolutionary, profound, sweeping, essential, intense, severe, rigorous, comprehensive, far-reaching, ultra, fanatical, militant, uncompromising, extremist, deep, significant, substantial, transformative, basal, primary, core, root [x]