Synonyms of haggled

haggled 1 of 2

adjective

as in badgered

Related Words

• badgered
• tried
• harassed
• tested
• tortured
• provoked
• frustrated
• tormented
• harried
• annoyed
• hassled
• bothered
• exasperated
• pestered
• vexed
• aggravated
• irritated
• persecuted
• plagued
• peeved
• bedeviled
• upset
• irked
• perturbed
• displeased
• troubled
• inconvenienced
• angry
• pinpricked
• narked
• infuriated
• angered
• scunnered
• distressed
• indignant
• galled
• outraged
• disturbed
• irate
• put out
• riled
• steaming
• rankled
• mad
• shirty
• inflamed
• cross
• resentful
• huffy
• ireful
• testy
• fretful
• cantankerous
• disapproving
• peevish
• sore
• irritable
• roiled
• churlish
• bristly
• petulant
• teed off
• irascible
• piqued
• grumpy
• snappish
• dyspeptic
• snuffy
• grouchy
• bilious
• touchy
• crabby
• choleric
• fussy
• bearish
• ill-humored
• cranky

Dissimilar Words

• pleased
• happy
• satisfied
• content
• delighted
• calm
• serene
• placid
• tranquil
• peaceable
• pacific

haggled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of haggle

as in negotiated

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase

had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiated
• dealt
• bargained
• dickered
• bickered
• clashed
• argued
• fought
• cut a deal
• bought
• wrangled
• quarreled
• paltered
• squabbled
• exchanged
• traded
• bartered
• horse-traded
• wheeled and dealed
• quibbled
• chaffered
• hassled
• purchased
• hawked
• peddled
• shopped (around)
• comparison shopped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of haggled

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

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

Previously, agents and teams haggled over contracts that surpassed what top veteran players earned. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Minnelli haggled with doctors for extra pills, was left home alone with her infant sister, and once used garden shears to slice open a screen window when Garland locked herself in a bathroom, threatening to overdose. — Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026

In the two years since, a wide array of lobbyists, tech and consumer protection officials, representatives from Polis’ office and a small group of lawmakers have haggled, negotiated and fought over how to rewrite those regulations. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026

In labyrinthine souqs by cascading plateaus of trash, customers haggled over Europe’s fashion waste. — Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025

In the days since Illston first issued her temporary restraining order, the two sides have haggled over its scope. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025