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

Examples of hammer out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Montreal this week to hammer out how to divide the billions of dollars and other benefits derived from using genetic sequences to make new drugs, cosmetics and agricultural products. —Alison Snyder, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024

Fortunately, in past years, differences of opinion on pending legislation always seemed to be hammered out by responsible leaders on both sides of the aisle. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024

Negotiations are now likely to take place in Qatar's capital, Doha, in the coming days, with a U.S. team already in place to help hammer out the details that have yet to be agreed upon, a senior administration official told NBC News after the briefing. —Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 4 July 2024

The board's policy committee will hammer out the details of the new policy over the next month. —Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2024