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 San Diego and its world-famous zoo have negotiated a 52-year extension of their lease that includes a new $3 million annual payment to the city and an equal split of parking revenue. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 The deal was negotiated by Simon Gillis and Laura Mazzola, Head of Business & Legal Affairs (UK), on behalf of See-Saw and Sheila David of Catapult Rights Limited on behalf of Dr Grant. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026 The deal was negotiated by Simon Gillis and Laura Mazzola, head of Business and Legal Affairs (UK), on behalf of See-Saw and Sheila David of Catapult Rights Limited on behalf of Dr Grant. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026 This is the first time in Medicare’s history that the program has directly negotiated drug prices. —

Allison Palmer march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026 Jim Beckwourth, who was of mixed race, negotiated between white men and Indigenous tribes (and, sadly, caused the Sand Creek Massacre). —

Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 Centrist leaders in the United Kingdom, France and Germany resist spending a larger percentage of their strained budgets defending against a Russian threat that their far-right populist opponents might think can be easily negotiated away. —

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026 Additionally, the flurry of bilateral trade agreements and framework trade deals negotiated around the IEEPA tariff regime now faces legal uncertainty, potentially unraveling months of trade diplomacy. —

Mohammad N. Elahee, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026 Some of those partners had negotiated trade deals with tariffs higher than the new 15% rate, experts noted. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026

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Bunk beds are arranged side-by-side for up to four families, frequently putting parents with young children in close quarters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Bunk beds are arranged side-by-side for up to four families, frequently putting parents with young children in close quarters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026