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 police negotiated the release of two hostages on Tuesday. —

Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 In fact, the city would be adopting a version of the reform agreement Louisville had previously negotiated with the Biden administration and hiring an outside monitor to oversee its progress. —

Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026 The city also declined The Star’s open records request for information related to the projections, citing state law that seals negotiated contracts until they are executed. —

Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 The acquisition deal was negotiated by Documentary+’s Geoff Clark, and by Ben Schwartz of Submarine on behalf of the filmmakers. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 June 2026 The settlement approved by regulators was negotiated between Carolina Water Service and the Public Staff in March. —

Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026 Labes negotiated the deal on behalf of Independent Film Company and Jessica Lacy and Julien Levesque of Gersh on behalf of the filmmakers. —

Matt Minton, Variety, 1 June 2026 Working with the council’s leadership, Bass negotiated an expensive pay package with the city’s police union, hiking starting salaries while offering raises and retention bonuses. —

Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 That figure reflects only the first 10 drugs Medicare has negotiated. —

Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

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The five-bedroom estate is arranged around a central pool courtyard, creating a private interior world of gardens, shaded terraces and open-air gathering spaces.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Police in Las Vegas arranged for him to be arrested and then extradited to California, Clark said.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 5 June 2026