NEGOTIATED Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiated

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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 On Monday, Corinne Tapia Babcock, one of the four commissioners stepping down, said that by the time items come to the board, they often have already been negotiated by the fire chief, the mayor and the City Council. —

Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 Improving transparency could include showing how prices vary by pharmacy or region, how discounts are negotiated and how insurance compares with cash prices. —

Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026 Revenue sharing, player salaries and paid housing were among the key factors negotiated throughout CBA discussions. —

Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026 These measures must ultimately be international, negotiated between major powers including the United States and China, with verification mechanisms akin to those governing nuclear materials. —

J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 Dan Freedman negotiated the deal on behalf of the studio. —

Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026 Schoenaerts is repped by Rosalie Cimino, CAA, Agence Adequat and Apex PR; Samba is repped by Zelig; Csokas is repped by Independent Talent Group, Sue Barnett and Associates, and Mosaic; and Anant Tamirisa negotiated on behalf of AGC Studios. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026 The commercial spaces will have a mix of restaurants and retail, Ward said, adding that some of the new businesses’ names will be announced over the next few months as leases are negotiated. —

Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026 Both sides then negotiated a settlement that includes changes in driver training, and updates to the Lyft app that will make the agreement apply nationwide, not just in Minnesota. —

Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026

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Each bride’s dress has been billowed out and arranged around her in a circle, and these white figures are scattered at irregular intervals throughout the green field.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
The financing for the upgrade will be in the form of credit arranged by Citibank and will generate supply contracts worth $314 million for British firms, the UK government said, including a $93 million contract for British Steel.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026