Synonyms of negotiates

negotiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of negotiate

1

as in arranges

to bring about through discussion and compromise

wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arranges
• concludes
• discusses
• bargains
• concerts
• deals
• haggles
• settles (on or upon)
• agrees
• renegotiates
• argues
• talks
• dickers
• debates
• contracts
• covenants
• hammers out
• palters
• talks over
• horse-trades
• hashes (over)
• chaffers
• works out
• reasons

2

as in manages

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manages
• manipulates
• handles
• addresses
• takes
• treats
• plays
• maneuvers
• contends (with)
• swings
• fields
• pulls
• comes to grips with
• regulates
• copes (with)
• grapples (with)
• has a grip on
• engineers
• hacks
• steers
• directs
• controls
• guides
• finesses
• carries out
• gets off
• responds (to)
• commands
• runs
• reacts (to)
• jockeys
• micromanages
• carries off
• brings off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bungles
• botches
• fumbles
• mishandles
• messes (up)
• goofs (up)
• muffs
• scamps
• louses up
• foozles

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arranges
• manipulates
• engineers
• plots
• manages
• contrives
• maneuvers
• concludes
• finesses
• finagles
• wangles
• frames
• conducts
• machinates
• masterminds
• schemes
• directs
• concocts
• works out
• connives
• handles
• concerts
• intrigues
• angles (for)
• hatches
• hammers out
• brews
• cooks (up)
• commands
• runs
• captains
• compasses
• quarterbacks
• gerrymanders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blows
• mangles
• bungles
• botches
• fumbles
• mishandles
• butchers
• messes (up)
• flubs
• bobbles
• gums (up)
• muffs
• louses up

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deals
• haggles
• bargains
• argues
• bickers
• clashes
• dickers
• buys
• fights
• palters
• wrangles
• wheels and deals
• cuts a deal
• horse-trades
• quarrels
• barters
• exchanges
• chaffers
• trades
• squabbles
• peddles
• shops (around)
• hassles
• purchases
• quibbles
• comparison shops
• hawks

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• performs
• executes
• achieves
• fulfills
• accomplishes
• does
• makes
• implements
• prosecutes
• commits
• completes
• realizes
• perpetrates
• carries out
• goes through
• follows through (with)
• finishes
• carries off
• pulls off
• attains
• puts through
• brings off
• practices
• effectuates
• brings about
• effects
• engages (in)
• repeats
• ends
• works (at)
• reenacts
• compasses
• nails
• actualizes
• aces
• winds up
• reduplicates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• slurs
• slights
• skimps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of negotiates

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

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