About The Word Detente

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Detente to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Detente definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Detente

Detente Meaning & Definition
Detente Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Detente?

[n] the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Detente:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Detente: appeasement | balance of power | brinkmanship | calming | coexistence | colonialism | compromise | conciliation | containment | deterrence | diplomacy | diplomatic | diplomatics | dollar diplomacy | dollar imperialism | dulcification | easing of relations | Eisenhower Doctrine | expansionism | foreign affairs | foreign policy | good-neighbor policy | imperialism | internationalism | isolationism | manifest destiny | mediation | militarism | mollification | Monroe Doctrine | nationalism | neocolonialism | neutralism | Nixon Doctrine | nonresistance | open door | open-door policy | pacification | peace offensive | peaceful coexistence | peace-keeping force | peacemaking | peacemongering | placability | placation | preparedness | propitiation | relaxation of tension | shirt-sleeve diplomacy | shuttle diplomacy | soothing | spheres of influence | the big stick | tough policy | tranquilization | Truman Doctrine | United Nations troops | world politics

See Also | alleviation | easement | easing | relief

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Two-wing flying fish ‐ having only pectoral…
  • Coact ‐ act together, as of…
  • Tenfold ‐ by ten times as much; "the population increased tenfold" [adj]…
  • Hammock ‐ a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between…
  • Black and white(p) ‐ (photography) "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV";…
  • Scopolia ‐ genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal…
  • Equality state ‐ a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west…
  • Intifada ‐ the Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli…
  • Sepulcher ‐ a chamber that is used…
  • Twinkling ‐ a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I…