1. making or willing to make concessions (Freq. 1) - loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet • Syn: conciliatory, flexible • Ant: uncompromising • Similar to: yielding • Derivationally related forms: flexibleness (for: flexible), flexibility (for: flexible), conciliate (for: conciliatory) 2. vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion - she found herself in a compromising situation • Similar to: vulnerable