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 The team’s creepiest and most contented member is Xavier Von Erck (Matthew Maher), an online vigilante who arranges the show’s meetups, spending his days and nights fishing around in online chat rooms. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 AmaWaterways arranges pre- and post-cruise stays of several nights in both cities with luxury accommodations, cultural exploration led by local experts, and transfers between hotel and ship. — Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026 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 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

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Verb

Set in the summer of 1970, the story turns on the diligent civil servant Heikki who decides to host a high-ranking Soviet diplomat at his family’s lakeside cottage.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
In Nobody Wants This, agnostic podcaster Joanne Williams (Kristen Bell) begins an unexpected romance with Rabbi Noah Roklov (Brody), which shakes both their families as Joanne immerses herself in Noah’s culture and decides to convert to Judaism.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of decides

Verb

The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies the karure as Threatened-Nationally Critical, and its existing habitat is nearly full.

— Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies lions as vulnerable and says their numbers are declining.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of classifies

Verb

Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of negotiates

Verb

As Solomon prepares to step down while the bank fires on all cylinders, the question is how Waldron can take it to the next level.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
As the company prepares for the largest listing in history at $2 trillion, its IPO prospectus has been circulated among investors and viewed by Reuters and other news outlets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of prepares

Verb

In the 1999 film, Bigalow’s date, Carol, orders soup for the first time.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
The law orders the California Public Utilities Commission to create special requirements and rates for data centers’ use of electricity, including the costs for new power and for infrastructure upgrades.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of orders

Verb

The report concludes that resilience must become a core strategic priority rather than a reactive response to crises.

— Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Once leadership concludes that the shift is structural, operational changes become more critical than budget cuts.

— Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of concludes

Verb

The company plans to actually remove debris beginning in 2027.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Quaise plans to direct that energy underground to heat rock intensely enough to remove it, replacing the mechanical cutting action of conventional drill bits.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026