Antonyms for diplomacy
dɪˈploʊ mə sidiplo·ma·cy

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1. diplomacy

   Antonyms:
   cancel, recall, conge, miscontrivance, mismanagement, maladministration, overvaulting, selfentanglement, selfdefeat, selfstultification

   Synonyms:
   embassy, ministry, ambassadorship, representation, tact, contrivance, management, negotiation, outwitting, circumvention

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1. • Wisdom

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1. diplomacy, diplomatic negotiationsnoun

   negotiation between nations

   Synonyms:
   statecraft, discreetness, diplomatic negotiations, statesmanship, delicacy, finesse

2. delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finessenoun

   subtly skillful handling of a situation

   Synonyms:
   diplomatic negotiations, daintiness, finesse, dainty, delicacy, statesmanship, prudence, circumspection, slightness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, fragility, kickshaw, goody, discretion, statecraft

3. statesmanship, statecraft, diplomacynoun

   wisdom in the management of public affairs

   Synonyms:
   statecraft, delicacy, discreetness, diplomatic negotiations, finesse, statesmanship

How to use diplomacy in a sentence?

1. Antony Blinken:

   You can choose the path of diplomacy that can lead to peace and security or the path that will lead only to conflict, severe consequences, and international condemnation.

2. Antony Blinken:

   We continue to believe that diplomacy is the most effective way to do that, but it takes two to engage in diplomacy, and we have not seen from Iran a willingness to do that at this point.

3. Esther Naylor:

   Estonia has been very active in cyber diplomacy, it is using its voice to talk about what should and should not happen in the cyberspace, something Estonia did last year when Something Estonia joined the UN Security Council, and this was the first time this happened at the UN Security Council, it aligned with the UK and the US to call out Russia on a cyberattack on Georgia.

4. Rex Tillerson:

   We still hope for diplomacy, this is all part of continuing to turn this pressure up and we’ve continued to turn the pressure up on North Korea by getting other countries to join in and take actions on their own.

5. Charly Salonius-Pasternak:

   Finland's default ideology has been one of survival. In the past 100 years we have become a strong, sovereign country with high standards of living. We have had to sacrifice land in order to maintain peace, it is therefore vitally important that our way of life survives, whether that is by pragmatic diplomacy or taking a harder stance against our greatest threat.

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