BARGAINED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

bargained

verb

past tense of bargain

as in negotiated

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price

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Relevance

as in agreed

to come to an arrangement as to a course of action I really hadn't bargained on buying a whole case of Girl Scout cookies, just a couple of boxes

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as in arranged

to bring about through discussion and compromise bargained the price of the painting down to a figure that the artist could still live with

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Recent Examples of bargained Like other major sports leagues, the WNBA’s eligibility rule is collectively bargained and thus protected by the non-statutory labor exemption. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The luxury tax was collectively bargained with a tax utilized to constrain owners from overspending the annual threshold. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Pay, including wages, salaries and bonuses, like the Council’s Mulgrew $10K checks, must be collectively bargained. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 Union spokesperson Tina Acree said employees on Wednesday decided to delay filing a complaint with the Public Employees Relations Board alleging the district bargained in bad faith. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 In a response to Hawley, the commissioner notes that the Players Association and MLB had collectively bargained an agreement in which uniformed personnel would not affix messaging to their caps and uniforms — religious or otherwise. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 27 June 2026 In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 Professional sports are better equipped to withstand a culture increasingly saturated by gambling because the rules are bargained, not improvised. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargained

Verb

This will happen on six occasions from October through to December, but only if the tie against Tromso is safely negotiated to set up three home matches and three away in the league phase.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Greenwich plans to release the film in theaters early next year after the company’s Andy Bohn negotiated the deal with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiated

Verb

Villa endeavour to move others on, including Leon Bailey, 29, who remains in a prolonged period of negotiation with his current club and Hull City, who have long agreed a fee for the winger.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The club agreed to a rigorous trial period over the course of several months during the 2024-25 season, ending with Biolyz signing the Dortmund to its first commercial contract.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of agreed

Verb

The two prescriptions would be arranged in concentric rings, alternating outward as though from a bull’s-eye.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
But, like the modern concept of condominium ownership, the investors purchased shares of the theater (corresponding to the 44 private boxes arranged on three levels).

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of arranged

Verb

The Pats were dealt a tough blow Thursday when Brown suffered an injury that forced his removal from the game.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Hathaway was dealt the unenviable task of embodying director James Gray’s mother in Armageddon Time, an autobiographical drama based on his childhood.

— Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of dealt

Verb

The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
The South Korean government investigation concluded that this was an institutional problem – mostly handled by one employee but done with the organization’s approval.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of concluded

Verb

But the bill almost failed to get off the ground, as Republicans debated over provisions limiting institutional investors and the House and Senate haggled over different versions of the proposal.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 22 June 2026
So on Wednesday, Crespi and her attorney sat by as board members haggled over a new exit package.

— Tess Riski June 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026