modus vivendi

Converse of object

• establish: By 1994, the KDP had established a modus vivendi with the Ba'athist regime - it had become the chief conduit for oil smuggling.
• find: We hope to find a modus vivendi toward achieving that objective.

Adjective modifier

• stable: These case studies illustrate the ease with which what appeared to be a relatively stable modus vivendi is easily shattered.