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

In a union election counted Friday, July 31, voters in ABC News Digital’s approximately 50-member bargaining unit voted unanimously to be represented by the WGAE for the purposes of collective bargaining. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Another key to their domination is supply chain bargaining power. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026

These would be all the issues that would be subject of any bargaining to be done in the future. — Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

It is believed to be the largest number of college athletes to petition for a collective-bargaining agreement, or CBA, with colleges. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Open-weight models have strengthened the buyer’s bargaining position. — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Female athletes are not demanding protection from the bargaining table. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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

The Blazers have been absent from the bargaining table and have yet to disclose plans, renderings or detailed project specifics to the council or city administrators. — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Verb

This comes several days after Stanford football players created a campus chapter of the College Football Players Association, with the goal of collectively bargaining with the ACC. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

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