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 The companies could also sell excess power generation to utilities for public consumption, in addition to negotiating separate rate structures with public utilities and states, ensuring expenses are not passed on to consumers. —

Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 And, creditors and debt collectors are often open to negotiating a settlement even after a lawsuit has been filed. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 The Stars now are negotiating with Plano for a potential move there. —

Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026 For nearly four years, Zynex has been seeking $250 from Michael Raizen, despite the Denver resident negotiating a deal with the company to pay for his device. —

Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Removing the insurance provision would, in effect, remove the leverage those governments have in negotiating with an injured victim. —

Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026 The South African government is negotiating a deal with Gilead Sciences to allow domestic production of a groundbreaking HIV prevention medicine after months of controversy over access to the treatment. —

Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026 The United States is both negotiating contracts with Rodríguez and threatening to indict her. —

Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026 The companies could also sell excess power generation to utilities for public consumption, in addition to negotiating separate rate structures with public utilities and states, ensuring expenses are not passed on to consumers. —

ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026

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Authorities conducted a sting operation in September, arranging to meet her in a hotel room that Mays rented.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
All that interior volume should inspire some serious creativity in terms of arranging different floor plans.

— C.C. Weiss March 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026