Synonyms of negotiations

negotiations

noun

plural of negotiation

as in compromises

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 cease-fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compromises
• concessions
• accommodations
• consensuses
• bargains
• agreements
• settlements
• give-and-takes
• deals
• mediations
• treaties
• understandings
• arrangements
• haggles
• horse trades
• concurrences
• accords

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of negotiations

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei had again poured cold water on the notion of direct negotiations with the United States. — Mike Sheen, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

In the same interview, Rezaei said Iran is focused only on negotiations with Oman about the Strait of Hormuz, not with the United States. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

The pause, which began July 23, was intended to give negotiations another chance, but progress on talks has not materialized. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Any federal funding will depend on negotiations of final agreements and the achievement of project milestones. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Under such an approach, negotiations would focus first on halting the production and advancement of nuclear weapons, rather than demanding the dismantlement of North Korea's existing arsenal at the outset. — Se Eun Gong, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

After a Democratic majority failed to enact a new budget despite nine months of negotiations in 2017, minority Republicans were brought into the talks. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Neither set of negotiations is showing much progress, but Rubio has escaped the fallout. — Max Boot, Washington Post, 27 July 2026

The agreement follows months of negotiations over Canal+‘s future investment obligations under France’s media chronology, which links broadcasters’ financial commitments to the timing of their access to theatrical releases. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 July 2026