ARRANGES Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

arranges

verb

present tense third-person singular of arrange

as in decides

to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of arrange a time for the meeting arrange money matters for your trip

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as in organizes

to put into a particular arrangement arrange the flowers so that the taller ones are at the center of the bouquet

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as in negotiates

to bring about through discussion and compromise I'll arrange your free movie pass with the cinema's manager

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as in prepares

to work out the details of (something) in advance we need to arrange our European vacation so that we can get the best deals

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Recent Examples of arranges But that’s also more or less the premise of this supposedly final installment of the rebooted franchise, which arranges another multiplayer safari of joystick slapstick for the Rock, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 And the concierge arranges virtually anything your heart desires, whether that's a private bike tour around the beaches of the Kennebunks, a hot air balloon ride, a cooking class, or a private dinner in the restaurant's wine cellar. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 The list of names for storms is prepared six years in advance of the current hurricane season by the World Meteorological Organization, which arranges them alphabetically. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Then York arranges a $140 encounter on a Sunday morning, and lands in a jail cell with a mug-shot that will never go away. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 Hargitay says as August arranges himself, supine, on a nearby couch. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 Instead of forcing physical metal coils into complex shapes, the company arranges modular arrays of flat coils around the reactor. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 The target includes loans from Bank of America’s balance sheet and transactions the company arranges or advises on. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 The club also arranges arts and crafts and sports activities. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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She is involved in a bus accident that results in a fatality and, with the crusading passion that so many people felt after 9/11, decides to get involved as a witness and truth-teller.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The Oconomowoc Area School District will align its decision on Flock cameras with whatever the City of Oconomowoc decides regarding its own use of the cameras.

— Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of decides

Verb

In 2021, researchers analyzing EPA compliance data found that 17 of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities had systems the agency classifies as serious violators.

— Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Additionally, the state of Illinois recently passed a bill, SB3484, that classifies and regulates micromobility devices such as e-scooters.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of classifies

Verb

In the weeks that follow, Magnolia plans her daughter’s birthday, negotiates her relationship with her daughter’s father, and coördinates medical care for her aging parents, who are living in Haiti amid growing violence.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
As Lima negotiates the removal of those duties, China continues to outpace the United States in trade with Peru.

— Marco Aquino, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiates

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But as coach Sean McVay prepares his team for Monday night’s game against the New York Giants, the Super Bowl-favorite Rams’ suddenly not-so-super offense also demands scrutiny.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The film, directed by May el-Toukhy, is set in Denmark in the aftermath of World War II, as a maid prepares to marry her former employer.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of prepares

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Patterns tell a story, such as a customer who orders from the same coffee shop every morning, books travel every March and recently started making payments to a competitor.

— Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
White House orders review of wolf protections The local concerns come as the federal government is reconsidering protections for wolves nationwide.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of orders

Verb

But he’s intrigued enough to take the file from Emma anyway and quickly concludes, along with River, that Loy did not break his own arm and then barbecue himself making marshmallows.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
The move comes at the start of the Fed's two-day policy meeting, with markets pricing in higher chances of a quarter-point rate hike when the meeting concludes Wednesday after August inflation remained well above the central bank's 2% target.

— Lee Ying Shan,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of concludes

Verb

California Teachers Association plans to file a lawsuit against the state Tuesday over its decision to withhold Proposition 98 funding from schools in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.

— Chaewon Chung Updated September 15, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Beginning in the new fiscal year, the city plans to reduce the median bimonthly residential water and sewer bill from $78 to $62, a 21% reduction based on an average monthly consumption of 5,250 gallons.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026