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 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 What Senate Bill 3496 would create isn’t a one-time savings event but a durable, compounding mechanism for relief, a pipeline that expands every year as Medicare negotiates more drugs and Illinois extends those savings to everyone, not just seniors. — Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 The cost of the resolution phase, when the company negotiates with the IRS on your behalf, can also be a flat fee or a percentage of your total tax debt (typically 10% to 15%). — John Csiszar, CNBC, 22 May 2026 The actors union’s new agreement with the trade group that negotiates with Hollywood unions on behalf of the major studios will reportedly improve AI protections and boost the guild’s pension fund. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 As Maxey negotiates his first season as the 76ers’ predominant number-one option, the lessons are coming daily. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026

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Verb

For those who want the Riviera beyond the shoreline, the hotel arranges bespoke experiences.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026
And then someone arranges logistics and provides the weapon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026

Definition of arranges

Verb

Until the grid manages load better, data centers curtail their own, or new supply comes online, calling on emergency power isn't the backup plan.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The system manages formation spacing, navigation, and task allocation automatically, allowing crews to focus on tactical decisions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Definition of manages

Verb

Okorie is the best driving guard in the class, a 6-1 jitterbug who manipulates defenders with a tight handle, sudden changes of speed, and an advanced feel for the game.

— Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 16 June 2026
Facial massage manipulates big muscles in the face, such as the masseters, temporalis and platysma, as well as fascia.

— Lauren Finney Harden, AJC.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of manipulates

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The plot deals relatively little with the professional criminal classes, but rather with the tensions—emotional, psychological and fundamental of the upper middle class.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The extended suspension of visits to Labadee’s white-sand beaches and popular overwater zip line deals another blow to Haiti’s already fragile economy.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of deals

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For someone who performs in a mask and had often relied on metaphor to guide his lyrical decisions, his connection with his fans is unusually close.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Brown’s co-defendant, his vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu, a rapper who performs under the name Hoody Baby, was also reported to have pleaded guilty to affray.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of performs

Verb

The cruise concludes in Fort Lauderdale, but the fun doesn’t have to.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
His departure will be effective July 31, 2028, when his contract concludes, a timeline that coincides with the August 2028 conclusion of The Public’s 60th anniversary at its famed Astor Place location in downtown Manhattan.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Definition of concludes

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Warner says Neo handles three critical tasks which include inventorying every piece of agentic software installed; assessing how each is configured; and, enforcing policies on what each is permitted to do.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2026
The Kremlin has denied that Wildberries handles military supplies.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 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