NEGOTIATING Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiating

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present participle of negotiate

as in arranging

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 managing

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

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as in manipulating

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 dealing

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 executing

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 negotiating Actually negotiating who does what, when and how was another. —

Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026 Regulators claimed the scheme dated to 2013, around the time California Waste Solutions, which is operated by the Duong family, was negotiating with the city to buy and lease land for recycling facilities. —

Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026 The settlement resolves creditor disputes and sets the stage for a potential cleanup, with an investor already negotiating to acquire the property. —

Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Cohen and Nikolic go back and forth in email to work out a deal, and Epstein says he was involved but not negotiating on Nikolic’s behalf. —

Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026 These companies specialize in negotiating with the IRS on your behalf, handling paperwork and identifying which resolution option best fits your situation, and working with one can provide crucial guidance, especially for complex cases or substantial debts. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026 Over time, the guild became a crucial advocate for animation as a distinct artistic discipline — negotiating wages, benefits, and work classifications (which became particularly vital as animation expanded across streaming and gaming). —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2026 Disregard global cooperation Warsh said that former Fed Chair Janet Yellen and Powell spent too much time negotiating with global regulators. —

Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 The most difficult part will be negotiating concessions that both sides can swallow in such a short period. —

Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026

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Prosecutors claim Sainz Salazar served as a key fentanyl producer for the Chapitos from about 2022 through 2025, helping manufacture millions of pills, arranging drug transactions under armed protection and operating labs that later became central to the group’s fentanyl production.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
At the club, Davenport liked to station himself near the first tee, talking to members, arranging their golf games and remembering who golfers liked (and didn’t like) to play with.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026