Antonyms for détente
deɪˈtɑnt, -ˈtɑ̃tdétente

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1. • Easing

Princeton's WordNet

1. detentenoun

   the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

How to use détente in a sentence?

1. Brian Winter:

   Clearly at some level a decision was made to abandon some of the pillars of the U.S. policy toward Venezuela these past few years, but until we know precisely what the Biden administration is trying to achieve, it’ll be difficult to evaluate how far this détente can go.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   Detente with the regime has failed. Cozying up to Cuban dictators will always be a black mark on this great nation's long record of defending human rights.

3. Golda Meir:

   I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   Detente with the regime has failed.

5. Willie Delwiche:

   What Trump is saying and what China is responding to would suggest that maybe we are more at a status quo level of a detente than at further deterioration in relationships, we want to see evidence that things aren't deteriorating and if tariffs are getting delayed or rolled back, that's evidence.

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