NEGOTIATE Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiate

verb

ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt

as in to arrange

to bring about through discussion and compromise wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer

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as in to manage

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers

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as in to manipulate

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care the prisoners negotiated their escape by using Morse code to tap messages to each other through the walls

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as in to deal

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase told them I'd take $8,000 for the car and wasn't in the mood to negotiate

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as in to execute

to carry through (as a process) to completion scores of experiments later, the chemists managed to negotiate the development of a more durable polymer

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Recent Examples of negotiate That unit includes Caremark, which negotiates drug discounts with manufacturers on behalf of insurance plans, creates lists of medications, or formularies, that are covered by insurance, and reimburses pharmacies for prescriptions. —

Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026 The lease was negotiated by Location Matters’ agents Mike Spilky and Hannah Sierpina. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 The funding patch was designed to give lawmakers more time to negotiate on immigration enforcement reforms. —

CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 Whereas Medicare’s payment rates are capped by law, private insurers negotiate theirs directly with hospitals. —

Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for negotiate

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Prosecutors claim Sainz Salazar served as a key fentanyl producer for the Chapitos from about 2022 through 2025, helping manufacture millions of pills, arranging drug transactions under armed protection and operating labs that later became central to the group’s fentanyl production.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Mustique also has a small hotel, Cotton House, where 17 guest rooms and suites are arranged between a two-story building and a series of garden cottages.

— Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026