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 Suffice it to say that the Kittrells could probably have negotiated much better deals with their creditors than 100 cents on the dollar. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who negotiated the 39 percent compromise, has stressed that Congress wrote the cap into law specifically to keep the FCC from changing it. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026 Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who negotiated the 39 percent compromise, has stressed that Congress intentionally wrote the cap into law to prevent FCC revision. — ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 But some officials believe Kyiv could have negotiated a peace agreement in mid-2022 if Washington had pushed its ally harder to engage in negotiations after the success of its Kherson and Kharkiv counteroffensives. — Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026 The court found that any increase to his salary — even if it was successfully negotiated — wouldn’t have necessarily translated into additional payments. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 The deal was negotiated between Sony Pictures Classics and WME on behalf of the filmmakers and August Night. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026 The deal was negotiated by Robinson's agent, Nicole Lynn, and Falcons officials over the past several days. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 In some instances, the players will pay the buyout, which can be spread out or negotiated to a reasonable amount. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

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The detail arranged the traffic stop on the other side of the island, in front of the Lihue post office, under the assumption that Brun would surrender peacefully in such a public location.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
After the living room, Birdie wandered to the dining room, where she was cast into an underwater light, the sun sifting through the plants arranged by the long window.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of arranged

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Initially, the move signaled a lost season, but the team has since engineered a remarkable midseason turnaround, now firmly back in the American League playoff race.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Four traffic lanes in one structure The team then engineered four different versions of this honeycomb structure.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of engineered

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There’s been a lot of talk about the more than $70 million coming off the Blue Jays’ books this winter and the expiring contracts that could be dealt on deadline day.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
He was dealt to Chicago, along with two future second-round pick swaps and cash considerations, in exchange for the 38th overall pick.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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In contrast, companies focused on creating customer value, such as Amazon and Apple, achieved sustained success and high valuations.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Is Little Feat the most influential American rock band that never achieved mainstream success, in large part because its music was simply too diverse and good to make major commercial inroads?

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieved

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Bangladesh is the second South Asian country, after India, with which Korea has concluded a CEPA.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
The former Portugal youth international adds depth to Ipswich’s midfield, after Jens Cajuste and Dan Neil’s loan deals concluded at the end of last season.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of concluded

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The Strait of Hormuz — which handled around one-fifth of global oil supply before the war — has seen traffic drop to a trickle with sporadic increase in ship transits on positive headlines.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
What expressiveness in the robot changed in participants was how their brains handled the moment.

— Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of handled

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During the Cold War, as futurists on both sides of the Iron Curtain plotted to control the direction of history, another group coalesced around a more modest idea.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
For the celebration itself, Jess and Nasko plotted a week of activities bouncing off (American) Labor Day weekend.

— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026