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 Richard Friedman, an employment attorney who negotiates contracts and separation agreements for executives, said Forbes was within its rights. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Through the partnership, Chalice uses data to determine which people are the most likely to be receptive to One A Day online display ads, then its AI negotiates prices for the ads with Amazon’s DSP. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 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 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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Verb

The target includes loans from Bank of America’s balance sheet and transactions the company arranges or advises on.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
The club also arranges arts and crafts and sports activities.

— Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of arranges

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Silver Media Group, founded by Golden Horse Award-winning producer Chan Gin Kai, manages a portfolio of more than 1,500 intellectual property assets spanning film, animation, games and graphic novels.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
If the transmission line wins approval, the cost of the project will be spread among all ratepayers served by the California Independent System Operator, which manages about 80% of the state’s electrical grid.

— Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of manages

Verb

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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However, these uses remain future possibilities, and the team plans to test how the material performs in device-relevant forms.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Ogbonnaya, who performs under his first name, will be on the bill; so will No-Fi RPM, a live-mixing series that Curran and Farlee run with collaborators Estevan Medina, Dillon Kelley and Patrick Mitchell.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of performs

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When training concludes with small sided games, losing teams are punished with more running to end the session while the winning team can relax and watch.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Plus, the event concludes in the evening with a lantern-lighting ceremony in the Japanese Garden pond and Frog Pond.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of concludes

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At night, Voltaire handles intimate, high-production shows (pop divas and burlesque), while TAO and other venues are for the party people.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The final-mile carrier then handles what is essentially a local shipment, rather than transporting the package across the country itself.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 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