confederate, league, band, ally; join forces, Inf. team up, Inf. hitch horses.
concerted, adj. 1. arranged, planned, intended; prearranged, preplanned, premeditated, predetermined, forehand; well-laid, well-weighed.
2. concurrent, concomitant, parallel, collateral, side-by-side; mutual, joint, conjoint, conjoined, conjugate, conjunctive; synchronized, in step, Inf. in sync.
3. cooperative, cooperating, collaborative, collaborating, coactive, interactive, interactional, interacting, coordinated, synergetic, synergistic; coalitional, allied, leagued, confederated; associated, affiliated; amalgamated, consolidated, merged, incorporated, corporate; in league, in alliance, hand in glove with, Inf. in cahoots with.
concession, n. 1. yielding, conceding, giving in; surrender, capitulation, abandonment, resignation, renunciation; acknowledgment, recognition, admission, apology; allowance, assent, compliance, acquiescence, agreement, accedence, accession.
2. compromise, adjustment, modification; extenuation, mitigation.
3. giving, granting, ceding, cession; bestowal, donation, conferment, conferral; grant, charter, gift, bequest, benefice.
4. privilege, exemption, exception; dispensation, indulgence, immunity.
5. franchise, authorization, warrant, license, permit; sanction, leave, permission; right, prerogative.
6. condition, reservation, qualification, provision, limitation, consideration.
conciliate, v. 1. allay or alleviate the fears of, ingratiate oneself with, win over, gain the trust of, earn the confidence of, bring around; placate, appease, propitiate, pacify, pacificate, assuage, mollify, dulcify, soothe, Brit., Australian, dill, Rare, lenify, Archaic. attemper; humor, accommodate, oblige, make adjustments for, acquiesce, defer to, give in to.
2. reconcile, make the peace between, help to make up, settle or resolve differences between, bring to terms; reunite, unite, get back together; remedy, heal, mend, patch up, harmonize, restore harmony, put back on friendly terms, Archaic, accord; mediate, arbitrate, negotiate, intervene, bridge the gap.
conciliatory, adj. 1. placatory, placative, appeasing, propitiative, pacifying, pacificatory, assuaging, conciliative; acommodative, obliging, deferential, obeisant; forbearing, forgiving, acquiescent, ready to give in; accordant, concordant, harmonious, compatible, agreeable, congenial, friendly, amiable, affable.
2. reconciliatory, peacemaking, pacific, pacifical, dovish.
concise, adj. 1. succinct, pithy, terse, tight, epigrammatic; short, brief, small, thumbnail; cryptic, laconic, to the point, pointed, direct, straightforward; curt, abrupt, brusque, crisp, brisk, sharp, incisive, keen, trenchant; clear-cut, decisive, forceful, emphatic.
2. compact, capsule, summary, summarized, condensed, compressed, compendious, synoptic; abbreviated, abridged, shortened, curtailed, cut off or short.
conclave, n. 1. conference, congress, parley, caucus, meeting, session, siting, huddle, Inf. powwow; assembly, gathering, congregation, forgathering, Inf. get-together.
2. council, convention, synod, diet, vestry, presbytery, convocation, consistory.
conclude, v. 1. close, terminate, bring to an end, wind up, Inf. wrap up; clinch, clench, seal; perfect, consummate, culminate, round off; finish, complete, do; make short work of, dispose of, finish off or up,