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 Lujan believes Denver could have negotiated a much better deal. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Raman hit Bass early on in the debate, saying the mayor negotiated an expensive package of police raises that the city couldn’t afford. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The contracts, which are still getting negotiated as the town continues to survey its needs, are for up to 45 days Town Council President Joe Hofferth, R-2, said. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The distribution deal was negotiated by Munir Atalla, head of production and acquisitions for Watermelon Pictures, and Jean-Benoit Henry, head of international sales at Luxbox, which represents worldwide sales of the film. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Mamdani has said under New York labor rules known as the Taylor Law, pay must be negotiated at the bargaining table, not through Council legislation. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 The deal was negotiated by Kate Gondwe for Neon with UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 State officials negotiated the corrective actions and penalties directly with healthcare providers, and their enforcement will be implemented gradually. — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026 This will happen on six occasions from October through to December, but only if the tie against Tromso is safely negotiated to set up three home matches and three away in the league phase. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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Palestinians and Lebanese displaced by the 1967 war were joining relatives or acquaintances in Dearborn, and residents arranged food and medical services for the new arrivals.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Solano also arranged for 30 Jackson patients to go to the 14-bed Dulce Hogar ALF on Northwest 26th Avenue between 2016 and the end of 2023.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of arranged

Verb

Americans have generally managed to keep their credit scores intact despite grappling with high prices and economic worries, but don't let that fool you into thinking consumers are all okay.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Trainor is managed by Nikola Barisic for Bond Artist Management and represented by Aaron Rosenberg for Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of managed

Verb

When implemented on its own with no change in monetary policy, there is a possibility that Operation Twist can succeed temporarily, but only if market players agree that the moves engineered in rates are roughly acceptable.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
The menus are engineered around your lab work and individual program.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of engineered

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Only Real Madrid have ever done so in the competition’s current guise (though Ajax and Bayern Munich achieved it before the European Cup was rebranded).

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
The researchers will need to determine how broadly the effect works and whether stronger enhancement can be achieved with different materials or cavity designs.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieved

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At least 15 babies and children from the faith-healing sect died between 2015 and 2025 from illnesses that doctors could have successfully treated, the experts concluded.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist who evaluated Clancy in April, concluded his testimony Tuesday, testifying that Clancy was suffering from a form of bipolar disorder, but could still appreciate that killing her children was wrong.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of concluded

Verb

The authors note that such items are extremely rare and hence very costly; such transactions would not usually be handled via public social media posts.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Sky forward-center Azura Stevens opened the team’s press availability, saying that security handled a fan incident and that the team was going to focus on the game.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of handled

Verb

At Hansen’s trial in 2009, prosecutors argued that the pair had plotted to kill MacNeil, 63, for money.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
The singer, who was born in South Korea but moved to Maryland as a child, still has loads of new looks plotted, of course, as she is set to release new music of her own—with more details to be announced soon.

— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026