Synonyms of hammer out

hammer out

verb

as in to forge

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forge
• develop
• carve (out)
• grind (out)
• create
• bring forth
• thrash (out)
• craft
• work up
• work out
• achieve
• construct
• generate
• devise
• crank out
• compose
• carry out
• churn out
• turn out
• engineer
• form
• cobble (together or up)
• model
• accomplish
• manufacture
• tailor
• cook (up)
• shape
• mint
• invent
• throw up
• originate
• effect
• hatch
• fashion
• conceive
• bring off
• fabricate
• frame
• concoct
• contrive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroy
• tear down
• dismantle
• demolish
• ruin
• undo
• wreck
• raze
• unmake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hammer out

While the exact vision is yet to be hammered out, the core concept is to ensure the entire food story at the stadium is steeped in the Sacramento region’s farms, produce and makers. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Now, lawmakers must hammer out the details of that legislation. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Last month, top officials from the State and Defense departments met with their counterparts in Caracas to hammer out details of the oil deal. — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

After hammering out the details in recent weeks, the Miami-Dade school board agreed Wednesday on a contract for Rafael Villalobos to take the reins as superintendent of the district. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026