Synonyms of hammer out

hammer out

verb

as in to forge

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forge
• develop
• carve (out)
• grind (out)
• create
• bring forth
• thrash (out)
• craft
• work up
• work out
• achieve
• construct
• generate
• devise
• crank out
• compose
• carry out
• churn out
• turn out
• engineer
• form
• cobble (together or up)
• model
• accomplish
• manufacture
• tailor
• cook (up)
• shape
• mint
• invent
• throw up
• originate
• effect
• hatch
• fashion
• conceive
• bring off
• fabricate
• frame
• concoct
• contrive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroy
• tear down
• dismantle
• demolish
• ruin
• undo
• wreck
• raze
• unmake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hammer out

And that was the only detail really for the sides to hammer out. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

If implemented, the framework agreement hammered out between Lebanon and Israel in June 2026 could serve as the most consequential agreement between the two countries in nearly 80 years. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

The airport recently extended its current lease agreement an extra year, keeping the status quo in place through at least June 30, 2027, while the city hammers out a long-term deal. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Once Alex Ovechkin made his decision, hammering out the details took only a few minutes. — Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 6 July 2026