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Antonyms for diplomacy
dɪˈploʊ mə sidiplo·ma·cy
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diplomacy
Antonyms:
cancel, recall, conge, miscontrivance, mismanagement, maladministration, overvaulting, selfentanglement, selfdefeat, selfstultificationSynonyms:
embassy, ministry, ambassadorship, representation, tact, contrivance, management, negotiation, outwitting, circumvention
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Princeton's WordNet
diplomacy, diplomatic negotiationsnoun
negotiation between nations
Synonyms:
statecraft, discreetness, diplomatic negotiations, statesmanship, delicacy, finessedelicacy, 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, statecraftstatesmanship, statecraft, diplomacynoun
wisdom in the management of public affairs
Synonyms:
statecraft, delicacy, discreetness, diplomatic negotiations, finesse, statesmanship
How to use diplomacy in a sentence?
If she can't get it done in the White House, the way to do it is go into the field and use personal diplomacy to convince politicians there is a right way to do this and a right way to approach things, and the consequences of failure are significant, without an authority coordinating things centrally, the only thing you can do is make people aware of the facts and the truth, and my guess is this is her solution.
Former Vice President Joe Biden:
I was part of the reason putting that deal together with Iran. I was there, i was involved in that. I was also part of putting together the Paris climate accord. I was part of that. Ive been part of every major initiative weve had relative to diplomacy.
We’re working around the clock with NGOs, with members of Congress and advocacy groups, providing any and all information and doing all we can to clear any roadblocks that they’ve identified to make sure that charter flights carrying Americans or others to whom we have a special responsibility can depart Afghanistan safely, without personnel on the ground, we can’t verify the accuracy of manifests, the identities of passengers, flight plans, or aviation security protocols. So this is a challenge, but one we are determined to work through. We’re conducting a great deal of diplomacy on this as we speak.
We have communicated our willingness and readiness to engage in that diplomacy, and in the meantime, we're continuing to enforce our sanctions and align closely with our allies.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi:
The fight against terrorism has to be fought at many levels. And, the traditional tools of military, intelligence or diplomacy alone would not be able to win this fight, we have both lost civilians and soldiers in combating it. The need of the hour is for us to deepen our security cooperation.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3439 | cancel | |
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#15916 | diplomacy | |
#42241 | mismanagement | |
#139117 | maladministration |
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