Synonyms for settle for
set·tle for

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1. settle forverb

   Synonyms:
   make do with

2. settle forverb

   To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.

   He couldn't afford the expensive headphones, so he decided to settle for the lower quality set.

   Synonyms:
   make do with

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1. Chuck Schumer:

   We Democrats are not going to settle for half-measures so Republicans can feel better and try to push the issue of gun violence off to the side.

2. Lee Iacocca:

   In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

3. Wilton Gregory:

   The choice before us at this moment is either we pursue a path of strengthening unity among ourselves or settle for creating a document that will not bring unity but may very well further damage it.

4. Tony Robbins:

   I also remember the moment my life changed, the moment I finally said, I've had it! I know I'm much more than I'm demonstrating mentally, emotionally, and physically in my life. I made a decision in that moment which was to alter my life forever. I decided to change virtually every aspect of my life. I decided I would never again settle for less than I can be.

5. Karl Kraus:

   The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day; so let us settle for the mirror image and do without an inspection of the original.