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 Iranian media outlets are portraying the development as a victory for Tehran’s negotiating position, claiming that Iran’s insistence on linking progress in talks with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon compelled the United States and Israel to agree to a ceasefire there. —

Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 Documents entered in court on Thursday show that the man’s lawyers and prosecutors have been negotiating a deal, though the terms and just what Bryant would be admitting to aren’t yet known. —

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026 The negotiating team led by Vice President JD Vance urged Iran to agree to a 20-year moratorium on uranium enrichment as part of a potential deal to end the war, according to the regional official and a person briefed on the matter. —

Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026 John August, the other co-chair of the negotiating committee, said that the companies did not try to roll back any of the AI protections won in the strike, and will continue to meet with the union to discuss the issue over the next four years. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026 Following those remarks, the president of the Iranian Football Federation said the nation was negotiating with FIFA to play its matches in Mexico. —

CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Rather, the talks failed because of structural obstacles that no amount of negotiating skill can overcome in a single weekend. —

Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026 The city and the district are close to entering into a negotiating contract to formalize the relationship. —

Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 The website said Nvidia had been negotiating a deal for more than a year. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

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But these three high school students aren't arranging bouquets in a floral shop.

— Bo Evans, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
In the city center, the five-star boutique Anthology of Athens by the award-winning Elastic Architects has been arranging secluded luxury stays steps from the Acropolis since late 2024.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026