NEGOTIATE Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiate

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ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt

as in to arrange

to bring about through discussion and compromise wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer

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as in to manage

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers

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as in to manipulate

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care the prisoners negotiated their escape by using Morse code to tap messages to each other through the walls

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as in to deal

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase told them I'd take $8,000 for the car and wasn't in the mood to negotiate

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as in to execute

to carry through (as a process) to completion scores of experiments later, the chemists managed to negotiate the development of a more durable polymer

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Recent Examples of negotiate In fact, the city would be adopting a version of the reform agreement Louisville had previously negotiated with the Biden administration and hiring an outside monitor to oversee its progress. —

Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026 As for Fabio Vieira, who spent last year on loan at Hamburg, the German club want to bring him back and are looking into re-negotiating the price for a permanent deal, which is believed to be worth around €20m. —

James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026 From there, Iran would have to commit to negotiating on the transfer of its enriched uranium, which the United States believes is underground, and severe limitations on or the cancellation of enrichment activity. —

Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The city also declined The Star’s open records request for information related to the projections, citing state law that seals negotiated contracts until they are executed. —

Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for negotiate

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During my stay, the hotel arranged a private omakase dinner inside the residence from Nama, Aman’s Japanese restaurant that’s reserved for hotel guests and Aman Club Founders.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 28 May 2026