1
as in navigable
capable of being traveled on
some of the national park's roads are not negotiable in winter
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2
as in questionable
open to question or dispute
the final judgment is not negotiable
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Recent Examples of negotiable
Make recurring money dates non-negotiable.
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Douglas A. Boneparth, Cfp, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Thanks to their wipeable, water-resistant leather uppers and ultragrippy rubber outsoles, these shoes are easy to clean—a non-negotiable for many nurses.
—Staff Author
updated, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Beasley wants respect for the mic to remain non-negotiable.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
Programmable robots will remain dominant in factories, warehouses, and high-precision industries where consistency, reliability, and safety are non-negotiable.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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Douglas A. Boneparth, Cfp, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Thanks to their wipeable, water-resistant leather uppers and ultragrippy rubber outsoles, these shoes are easy to clean—a non-negotiable for many nurses.
—Staff Author
updated, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Beasley wants respect for the mic to remain non-negotiable.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
Programmable robots will remain dominant in factories, warehouses, and high-precision industries where consistency, reliability, and safety are non-negotiable.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for negotiable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiable
Adjective
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From Pittsburgh, about 250 trail miles and 700 feet above Baltimore’s Chesapeake Bay, the Ohio River was navigable downstream all the way to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
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How to Get Around The old town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, with its concentration of visitor attractions and restaurants, is easy to walk around—in fact, some streets are only navigable on foot.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The ingredient lists are often questionable, loaded with gums, stabilizers, oils, and added sugars that brands throw in to make their products taste and act like real milk.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Outside of those three young players and Cam Skattebo, Schoen has consistently made questionable decisions since landing in New York and has a 22-45-1 record to show for it.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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That disputable appraisal turned a few heads, and people began peppering the bot for further remarks on Musk’s physical prowess.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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That time, a very disputable foul denied him.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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And the idea that Denmark has it right on vaccines — even for its own population — is debatable.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Any others are debatable at best.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Madison Equities, then led by principal Jim Crockarell, argued that the civil action was moot as a two-year statute of limitations for wage-theft claims had run out.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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The whole topic is almost certainly moot.—
Greg Cote
January 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Negotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiable. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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