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 Much of the present state, Taylor notes, is a result of historic misalignment of incentives, between a retailer’s trade teams—some of whom are focused on negotiating margins from suppliers in exchange for promotions and the retail media teams whose charge is to generate new revenue. —

David Doty, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Esmail Qaani, the commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force, offered his gratitude and personal endorsement to Ghalibaf and the rest of the negotiating team. —

Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026 Newsom is reportedly aiming to keep the measure off the ballot by negotiating some kind of compromise with Dave Regan, the hard-charging president of SEIU-UHCW. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026 The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America commit to negotiating and achieving the final Deal, in maximum 60 days extendable with mutual consent. —

Npr Staff, NPR, 18 June 2026 Major League Baseball is in the midst of negotiating with the MLB Players Association over the future of the collective bargaining agreement between the two sides. —

Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 City staff are still negotiating with Royals officials over how much funding the city will provide. —

Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 Education officials are negotiating with teacher and principal unions about also exempting citywide Gifted & Talented programs. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 The lawmakers wrote that state partners such as the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Iowa Interstate Railroad are on board with the project after years of negotiating. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 June 2026

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Angelina Guatemala, 64, counted on federal food stamps after retiring a couple of years ago in Ogden, Kansas, from assorted jobs arranging flowers, decorating cakes in shops, and preparing meals.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Let the flowers rest in the bucket of water for an hour to rehydrate fully before arranging them.

— Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026