Thesaurus results for NEGOTIATION

negotiation

noun

ni-ˌgō-shē-ˈā-shən

as in compromise

the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement it will take some negotiation, but I think we can get each side to agree to a ceasefire

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Recent Examples of negotiation Their duplicitous conduct during negotiations is countered by the cold honesty of Iranian missiles. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 While there seems to have been a relatively peaceful dynamic inside the SAG-AFTRA building over the past few weeks, the same cannot be said for things outside on Wilshire Blvd where the WGA West‘s staff has been picketing the writers’ negotiations amid a seven-week strike. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026 The tone of negotiations this year has been far less incendiary amid an industry-wide contraction that has hit Hollywood’s writers hard. —

Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026 Iran says there is no direct negotiation. —

Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for negotiation

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Through its history, the latter approaches have often left F1 divided, with difficult compromises that leave few fully satisfied.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
During its introduction, Peña-Melnyk called the Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families (RELIEF) Act a product of deliberation and difficult compromise.

— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026