NEGOTIATES Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of negotiate

as in arranges

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 manages

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers

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as in manipulates

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 deals

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 performs

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 negotiates The government employs nearly 2,300 people, many of whom are represented by 13 bargaining units that the Unified Government negotiates with. — Sofi Zeman august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 Cusick and Kretschmann offer complementary chords of variable petulance and insecurity, as newcomer Cuoso ably negotiates her character’s shifting ambiguities. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026 The federal government also negotiates directly with pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of some of the most expensive drugs in Medicare, through a program created by Congress in 2022. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 31 July 2026 An agent that negotiates with suppliers, approves routine expenses, writes production software or coordinates customer service workflows is no longer simply generating content. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Bill negotiation PocketGuard partners with Billshark, a company that negotiates for lower rates on your behalf. — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman who negotiates on behalf of oil companies. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Canada negotiates lower drug prices for all its citizens under its universal health care system. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 17 June 2026 The fundraising comes as SpaceX negotiates to pay razor-thin fees to the Wall Street firms, though banks are still likely to rake in about $500 million. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

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Sanchez plays Tere, a cello musician-composer in whose apartment Rosa (played by Rosa Estela Juárez Vargas), a contemporary music composer, arranges her first television interview.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
For those who want the Riviera beyond the shoreline, the hotel arranges bespoke experiences.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of arranges

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Even if Wall Street manages to put the merger to one side, the spotlight on the two separate businesses may not be especially flattering for either of them this quarter.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Although much of it feels like a coda to Endgame, Far From Home manages to chart out some fascinating future possibilities for the MCU.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of manages

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To two young stars whose endorsement deals dwarf their league salaries, $400 is probably couch-cushion change.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
The online shop currently has under-the-radar deals up to 80 percent off, from early fall clothing to cozy home upgrades.

— Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of deals

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Because the Blackbird is a brand-new concept and design project, physical customer production and track testing will not scale up until the Venom F5 program concludes around 2028.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026
Unlike The Bachelor franchise, which often concludes with an engagement, Harry and Amber actually get married.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of concludes

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The tablet is built to enter the AI era with a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor that handles everything from everyday tasks to light gaming when you're done with them.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
This is what gives the film its experiential sincerity — the lived perspective of its Ukrainian crew leaving a nonfictional trace across every level of the fiction, something Stever handles with unusual reverence.

— Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of handles

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When Gilla Band hit the road, their front-of-house guy drives, Fox also engineers, Kiely sells merch, and Faulkner runs tech.

— Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026