NEGOTIATING Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiating

verb

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 Turkey is reportedly negotiating the resale of its unused S-400 air defense systems to a Persian Gulf Arab monarchy, a move that could pave the way for lifting US sanctions and Turkey's re-entry into the F-35 program. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The union is still negotiating an agreement with Universal Television’s The Four Seasons, which streams on Netflix. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026 With respect to the Minneapolis warehouse closing, Sony Music is committed to negotiating a fair separation arrangement with the Teamsters union representing the warehouse workers in compliance with all labor laws. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026 Australia and the Solomon Islands are in the process of negotiating a comprehensive treaty. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 This is also an excellent time for negotiating contracts or discussing finances that bring you peace of mind. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 According to opposition groups, the meeting could have represented an initial step toward negotiating a political transition with US support. — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 The average speed of a bus negotiating the streets of NYC is about 5 mph, Mamdani said. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026 Burmese Prime Minister Aung San, who was instrumental in negotiating Burmese independence from Britain in the Aung San-Attlee agreement, was assassinated along with eight others, including six members of his cabinet. — USA Today, 7 July 2026

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Verb

The two governments had been involved in arranging the game, with cricket seen as a means of strengthening the relationship between the countries.

— Dominic Fifield, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Additionally, avoiding social media posts about travel and arranging for mail collection and trash removal prevents advertising an empty house.

— Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of arranging

Verb

Diabetes medications, arthritis treatments, allergy shots, and auto-injectors all make care more accessible when managing chronic conditions.

— Irina Butler, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026
Despite the challenges posed to ranchers, wolves play an important role in managing the balance of an ecosystem.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of managing

Verb

This is by no means the first time that HAARP has been accused of controlling or manipulating the weather.

— Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
After Cape Fear anchors us in those assurances, the men’s enmity continues manipulating our expectations and our beliefs.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of manipulating

Verb

The righty struck out catcher Luis Torrens, and kept dealing until the end of the eighth, allowing just one earned run – Lindor’s sixth-inning homer – on three hits, walking one and striking out seven in 4 1/3 innings (55 pitches, 38 for strikes).

— Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026
Cardrooms have continued to offer blackjack and other banked games such as baccarat by giving players the option to take turns dealing the game and by relying on third-party businesses that employ people to act as bankers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of dealing

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An enhanced asynchronous inference mechanism allows robots to predict future states while executing actions and continuously update decisions using real-world observations.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Fenton brought along his up-tempo, no-huddle offense from Los Alamitos, and quarterbacks Ezrah Brown and Reagan Toki were executing it in midseason form.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of executing

Verb

The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
The ruling also reflected Sotomayor’s reasoning that owners and players were still bargaining in good faith and that salary policies were mandatory subjects of bargaining.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026