NEGOTIATED Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiated

verb

past tense of negotiate

as in arranged

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 managed

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

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as in engineered

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 dealt

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 achieved

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 negotiated The deal was negotiated by Ben Kim, Head of Development and Acquisitions, and Addie Booth, Manager of Acquisitions, at Electric Entertainment, and Robert Benun and Mark Gill on behalf of the film. —

Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026 The deal was negotiated by Koehler for Shudder with Isadora Johnson for Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026 Olthof Homes successfully challenged a $100,000 penalty levied by the town in the Indiana Court of Appeals, so a lower fine was negotiated between the two parties. —

Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 Sarah Colvin, Neon senior vp of acquisitions, negotiated the deal with WME on behalf of the filmmakers. —

Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026 On Tuesday, defense attorneys negotiated jury instructions, tried to get charges dismissed against some of their clients and attempted to get additional witness testimony in, such as a pathologist to advance their argument that a bullet taken from the president’s forearm had been planted. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 The one modern exception came during the 50-50 Senate of 2021-2022, and only because both parties had negotiated a power-sharing agreement that altered the rules by mutual consent. —

Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 Last month, Foster negotiated a new three-year, $33 million extension for the Green Bay Packers’ Sean Rhyan, a Southern California native and UCLA product. —

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 To this end, the District has negotiated tirelessly with PEA leadership and reached tentative agreements on several important issues. —

Julia Avant, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

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In this material, those moments are arranged in opposing directions.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
In the example model shown, this is arranged as a multifunctional room that includes a small desk/dining table and some seating.

— Adam Williams April 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026