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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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 Given that the major sports are collectively bargained, are there other sports that could follow tennis players’ lead? —

Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 27 May 2026 That means rules governing college athletes’ eligibility, compensation and other aspects of labor are not collectively bargained and thus can’t rely on the non-statutory labor exemption. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026 Cooler than you’d expect (literally) and backed by more research than anyone bargained for. —

Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026 The controversial 65-game rule was collectively bargained in 2023 with the league pushing back on load management for star players. —

Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Steve Davidson, the president of the district’s teachers union, said any such use would need to be bargained with the union. —

Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 Negotiations have come to an end at a meatpacking plant in northern Colorado, where thousands of workers bargained for months over a new contract — a fight that culminated in a multi-week strike, corporate officials announced Sunday. —

Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026 While some unions have successfully bargained for the right to supplement the QR codes with pen and paper, corporate has supposedly responded to that concession by refusing to stock more order cards. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 The deal appears to be a win for the WGA, which had bargained for additional contributions to its health fund and pension plan. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargained

Verb

The United States wanted an end to the Iranian ballistic-missile program, something that was not covered by the Iranian treaty that the Obama administration negotiated a decade ago.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Working with the council’s leadership, Bass negotiated an expensive pay package with the city’s police union, hiking starting salaries while offering raises and retention bonuses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026