Synonyms of bargaining

bargaining 1 of 2

noun

as in negotiation

Related Words

• negotiation
• bargain
• haggling
• transaction
• dealing
• dickering
• deal
• horse trading
• replacement
• substitution
• reciprocation
• logrolling
• horse trade
• exchange
• recompense
• barter
• swap
• truck
• commutation
• back-and-forth
• trade
• trade-off
• quid pro quo
• requital
• dicker

bargaining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bargain

1

as in negotiating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiating
• dealing
• haggling
• dickering
• bickering
• arguing
• clashing
• horse-trading
• wheeling and dealing
• chaffering
• fighting
• paltering
• quarreling
• wrangling
• squabbling
• cutting a deal
• buying
• bartering
• exchanging
• trading
• quibbling
• hassling
• purchasing
• shopping (around)
• peddling
• hawking
• comparison shopping

2

as in agreeing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agreeing
• covenanting
• contracting
• arranging
• coming to terms
• striking a bargain
• underwriting
• coming around
• coming round
• subscribing
• settling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differing
• disagreeing
• dissenting
• arguing
• revoking
• canceling
• contesting
• objecting
• disputing
• reneging

3

as in arranging

to bring about through discussion and compromise

bargained the price of the painting down to a figure that the artist could still live with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiating
• arranging
• concluding
• discussing
• concerting
• haggling
• dealing
• dickering
• settling (on or upon)
• reasoning
• horse-trading
• debating
• chaffering
• renegotiating
• agreeing
• talking
• arguing
• paltering
• contracting
• covenanting
• talking over
• hammering out
• hashing (over)
• working out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bargaining

Noun

The state and union reached tentative agreements on 13 issues, according to the PERB filing in which the union accuses state officials of bargaining in bad faith. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

As a result, the merger will not increase the combined company’s bargaining power over the licensing of basic cable channels. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 July 2026

The union’s bargaining unit, AFSCME 31, has filed a grievance, claiming the Institute violated the terms of the contract by not providing notice before finalizing the decision to outsource the department. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026

Stanford football players moved to organize a bargaining unit. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Suppliers have huge bargaining power; price competition is fierce as is pressure to innovate; the cost for new entrants to participate is dropping; and customers face low switching costs and a strong incentive to find the best value. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Its primary goal was to earn a place at the bargaining table and regain control of the Shandong Peninsula after its rival, Japan, captured a major German base there. — USA Today, 28 July 2026

Stahl believes conference-wide bargaining is more likely to succeed by taking the athlete-school relationship out of the equation. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

Growing societal acceptance of and support for working mothers is part of that change, as is an NWSL collective-bargaining agreement featuring protections and provisions for mothers and childcare. — Pj Green july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Verb

No deployment date has been set for Hyundai’s Korean plants at all, so the union is bargaining pre-emptively, trying to lock in protections before the humanoid robots show up rather than after. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026

The ruling also reflected Sotomayor’s reasoning that owners and players were still bargaining in good faith and that salary policies were mandatory subjects of bargaining. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

If an employer chooses to grant recognition, no election takes place, and the parties begin bargaining a contract that sets standards for wages, working conditions and benefits. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

The curbing of telework comes as a blow to SEIU Local 1000, the only state worker union bargaining a new contract with the Newsom administration this year. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

While bargaining with fantasy and forgiveness, the song lyrics shed light on the cost of having to ask, hope or wait for something that will never come. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Hollywood’s actors and writers unions, after winning AI protections in bargaining with studios, remain concerned about the potential misuse of the tech. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026

The nurses have been bargaining with the hospital for more than a year, according to the union, and have faced multiple unfair labor practices against union supporters. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 12 May 2026