RECONCILED vs. MATCHED

[Anah?]

Synonym Search, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #105 "Synonyms for adapt", question 9

I admit it's been a hard thing to do, but I finally ......... my way of thinking with yours.

(a) reconciled
(b) acclimatized
(c) suited
(d) matched

Synonym Search, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #105 "Synonyms for adapt", answer 9

I admit it's been a hard thing to do, but I finally reconciled my way of thinking with yours.

Correct answer: (a) reconciled

Your answer was: incorrect
I admit it's been a hard thing to do, but I finally matched my way of thinking with yours.
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HI! i would like to ask why in this sentence i must use RECONCILED and why not MATCHED...

thank you on regards

Anah?

[Daniela]

I admit it's been a hard thing to do, but I finally reconciled my way of thinking with yours.

Dear Anahi,
Match means to be exactly like, to correspond, to be alike. For example, if a bag matches a coat it means that they go together very well in terms of colour, design, etc. Two people can be a very good match, meaning that they are a good couple. No compromise is implied in the use of this verb.
Reconcile means to make compatible or consistent, to put up with. In this sentence the idea is that a person tried hard to change his/her way of thinking so that it became the same as the other person's way of thinking. In a way this person had to make a compromise, to put up with the situation, so reconcile is the word that fits here.
Hope this helps!
Daniela
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[Alan]

Hi Anah?,

You might also like to know that often reconcile has the idea of bringing two people back together after a disagreement. A couple who have had an argument and have separated as a result are said to be reconciled when they decide to forget the past and start again. The process is known as reconciliation.Just some thoughts

Alan
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