Martin Jacques

The world is fortunate - for the time being, at least - that it has an American president in Obama who is prepared to take a conciliatory and concessive attitude towards America's decline and that it has a Chinese leadership which has been extremely cautious about expressing an opinion, let alone flexing its muscles.

British Journalist

Use 'concessive' to show contrast between expected and actual outcomes.

Contrasting Ideas

'Concessive' highlights conditions that don't prevent an event or action from happening.

Unexpected Conditions

'Concessive' is often used in literature to create depth in characters or situations.