NEGOTIATED Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

negotiated

verb

past tense of negotiate

as in arranged

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 managed

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers

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as in engineered

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 dealt

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 achieved

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 negotiated StudioCanal Stories negotiated the rights to the book series. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 After some back-and-forth, the Disney streamer took it off the market with a straight-to-series order, which is still being negotiated. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 And Microsoft last month announced plans to adopt guardrails and privacy standards for its AI in schools, as negotiated with the second-largest teachers union in the United States. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 The sale of the home entertainment rights was negotiated by Brian Andreotti on behalf of Music Box Films and Ben Schwartz and Joe Tufano at Submarine. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026 It was negotiated under the direction of Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry, who retired Thursday from her post as the city’s top attorney. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Rival Kalshi in April became the first exchange to complete a block trade, which are large transactions negotiated privately to avoid price volatility that are typical on Wall Street. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The plan is for housing on-site, but city officials stress the land is not being sold and is instead being negotiated as a long-term lease. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 The percentage is roughly in line with player-team contracts negotiated by agents for NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL players, although agents in those leagues can receive significantly higher percentages—sometimes 15% or 20%—on endorsement deals. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
In Saved, Hall wrote that those soldiers had been arranged by a Ukrainian army press liaison at Kuvshynova's request.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of arranged

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Kellermeyer is one of a number of companies referenced in lawsuits filed in recent months that accuse funds managed by some of Wall Street’s biggest names of inflating their marks, often to increase their own payouts.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The hospitality brand holds a 30-year concession to run the lodge, which is part of the Tompkins Conservation project and managed by the National Forestry Agency.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of managed

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The large-scale, long-term installation will integrate the ClarosTechUV technology directly into Daikin’s manufacturing operations, creating a continuously operating PFAS destruction system engineered for industrial-scale performance.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Sometimes, customer expectation drives circularity, as in the case of Cotopaxi, which recently released a set of hard-side suitcases specifically engineered for easy, at-home self-repair.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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Ski resorts hope to bounce back Paltry snow across the American West last winter dealt a crippling blow to resort towns whose economies depend heavily on tourism.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
These were poems that dealt directly with the execution of friends and associates of Wyatt’s, including Anne Boleyn.

— Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dealt

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One Russian Soyuz mission in May 2020 was achieved in around 3 hours and 3 minutes.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
As the researchers explain, the same action can serve several completely different goals, while a single goal can also be achieved through several different actions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieved

Verb

More than 15 years after the regular series concluded, Action Arena‘s games continue to entertain audiences.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
When concertgoers became notorious for all manner of anti-social behavior, from throwing random stuff on stage to shouting disruptive comments during sets, that many concluded was a result of spending so much time in isolation.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of concluded

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The paperwork is handled well, the farewell party is arranged, gifts are presented and everyone assumes that whatever needed to be passed to the next person has already been passed.

— Vikas Arora, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The student who spoke with campus police criticized how the department handled the matter.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of handled

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Prosecutors say Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s 2023 killing stemmed from a dispute over a luxury apartment, alleging her ex-husband, his father and his brother plotted her death.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Even as the list has now slimmed down to six titles, the breadth of the places plotted out on the short list remains capacious as ever.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026