NEGOTIATED Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiated

verb

past tense of negotiate

as in arranged

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 managed

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

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as in engineered

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 dealt

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 achieved

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 negotiated The deal was negotiated by Jessica Russo COO, Productions & Acquisitions at VMI / Vantage Media and Danielle Gasher, CEO of Vaneast Pictures. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 May 2026 The two universities negotiated a $60 million price tag. —

Jack Springgate, CBS News, 20 May 2026 The Coastal Land Trust negotiated and signed a contract to purchase The South End in 2025, after raising close to $8 million. —

Mark Price may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026 The deal with Quiver was negotiated directly by the filmmakers with Quiver’s Larry Greenberg. —

Ed Meza, Variety, 19 May 2026 Trump has said that he was not involved in the creation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund—which is odd, given that his personal lawyers negotiated the settlement. —

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 Peace proposals are usually negotiated behind closed doors; threats are seldom made publicly. —

Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 That expiration would allow Iran to resume some nuclear activities, as in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated under President Barack Obama. —

Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 The deal was negotiated by Falko Jahn, vice president of editorialisation & development library, with del Toro’s company Necropia further expanding its catalogue. —

Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026

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Food and drinks were arranged for attendees to grab as the video played.

— Reeti Malhotra May 23, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
Outside the meeting rooms sat three national championship trophies – Indiana football, UCLA women’s basketball and Michigan men’s basketball – arranged like crown jewels for every camera walking through the lobby.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026