NEGOTIATE Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiate

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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 Morales and Webb negotiated a deal reportedly worth $400 million over 20 years to purchase the fuel yard from its new owners, who paid less than $200 million for it a year ago. —

Douglas Hanks june 9, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026 Meanwhile, Kyiv, in Kempf’s telling, has been consumed by maximalist aspirations and began negotiating only in 2024, a timeline that notably omits the 2022 talks in Turkey. —

Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 9 June 2026 If the pilot projects succeed at a commercial scale, both firms intend to negotiate a binding commercial supply agreement. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026 His plan would maintain provisions for local governments to negotiate a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, with a developer. —

Chris Tye, CBS News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for negotiate

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Songtams' guides can bring you to local temples and arrange cultural experiences to the Yunnan Nationalities Village showcasing ethnic minority cultures like the Yi, Bai, and Dai people.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
Jason Momoa, who was born in Hawaii, was photographed helping Lola arrange traditional colorful Hawaiian garlands, the leis, a tribute to her roots.

— Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026