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 There is money tied to this format through playoff broadcasts, and any change would have to be collectively bargained between the league and MLBPA. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 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 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

But this is the second consecutive offseason Duren has negotiated for a new deal, and those attempts, thus far, have proven futile.

— Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The deal was negotiated by Edward McCarry and Peter Kelly of Cinema Guild with Hans Broich of Superzoom Film.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiated

Verb

In fact, the dress code was actually eliminated during the 2025-26 season as part of early transition dates agreed upon for the new CBA.

— Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
After a tense year of sniping and trolling each other, the family members agreed to bury the butcher knife, and the Original Roy Hutchins empire added an Arlington location near AT&T Stadium.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of agreed

Verb

Dogan deliberately arranged for Salah’s medical to take place in the metropolis of Istanbul, over 500 miles (nearly 900km) from Trabzon, so the Egyptian could see how frenzied the welcome would be.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
On Sunday, the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques display nearly 1,000 enthusiast cars and motorcycles arranged around the Lime Rock circuit.

— Mark Maglio, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of arranged

Verb

The Frenchman was not the only driver dealt sanctions for such an infringement, but it was later determined the pit lane length had been measured incorrectly, leading to discrepancies with team pit lane speed limit calculations.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The right-hander was dealt to the Rays at the trade deadline after a rough half of a season with the Mets after the offseason deal that brought him over from Milwaukee.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of dealt

Verb

Some saw the other cheaters get away with it and concluded the prompt forbidding cheating had no teeth—that there wouldn’t be any punishment for cheating.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Jurors concluded that if NFL teams competed with one another in broadcasting deals, fans would reap the benefits of that competition.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of concluded

Verb

But the two sides failed to bridge their remaining differences as negotiators haggled over the final details.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
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