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negotiate - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | negotiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bargain, discuss |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adjudicate, adjust, agree, arbitrate, arrange, bring to terms*, bury the hatchet*, compose, concert, conciliate, confer, connect, consult, contract, covenant, cut a deal*, deal, debate, dicker*, haggle, handle, intercede, manage, mediate, moderate, network, parley*, referee, settle, step in*, stipulate, swap, transact, treat, umpire*, work out*, come across with, hammer out a deal, horse trade, make a deal, make peace, make terms, work out a deal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | negotiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | traverse, cross |
| Synonyms: | clear, get over, hurdle, pass, surmount, vault, get around, get past, leap over, overleap, pass through |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | achieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off*, bring to pass, cap, carry out, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, effect, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up*, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out, carry through, earn wings, effectuate, get done, see through |
| Notes: | achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arbitrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve settlement |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, adjudicate, adjust, bring to terms, conciliate, decide, determine, interpose, intervene, judge, mediate, meet halfway, negotiate, parley, placate, play ball*, reconcile, referee, settle, smooth, soothe, step in, umpire, come to school, come to terms, hammer out a deal, make a deal, pass judgment, straighten out, strike happy medium, trade off, work out a deal |
| Antonyms: | let ride |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consult |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, confer |
| Synonyms: | argue, ask advice of, be closeted with, brainstorm*, call in, cogitate, collogue, commune, compare notes, confab, confabulate, consider, debate, deliberate, discuss, examine, flap*, groupthink, huddle, interrogate, interview, kick ideas around, negotiate, parlay, pick one's brains, powwow*, put heads together, question, refer to, regard, respect, review, seek advice, seek opinion of, take a meeting, take account of, take counsel, talk over, toss ideas around, treat, turn to |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cut a deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a deal |
| Synonyms: | bargain, barter, bicker, dicker*, negotiate, trade, do business, hammer out a deal, work out a deal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dicker |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bargain; argue about |
| Synonyms: | barter, cut a deal*, haggle*, huckster*, negotiate, palter, trade, buy and sell, chaffer, hammer out a deal, work out a deal |
| Antonyms: | agree |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engineer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devise; bring about |
| Synonyms: | angle, arrange, cause, come up with, con, conceive, concoct, contrive, control, cook*, create, direct, doctor, effect, encompass, finagle*, jockey*, machinate, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, operate, organize, originate, plan, plant, plot, rig*, scam, scheme, set up, superintend, supervise, swing, upstage, wangle, work, play games, pull strings, pull wires, put one on, put one over, put over, put through |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hammer out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to a conclusion |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, bring about, build, complete, construct, erect, establish, excogitate, finish, form, make, negotiate, produce, set up, settle, work out, fight through, sort out, thrash out* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hurdle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | jump over an obstacle |
| Synonyms: | bounce, bound, clear, conquer, down, hop, lick, lop, master, negotiate, over, overcome, scale, spring, surmount, vault, jump across, leap over, saltate |
| Main Entry: | intercede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mediate |
| Synonyms: | advocate, arbitrate, barge in, butt in*, intermediate, interpose, intervene, intrude, negotiate, plead, reconcile, speak, step in, mix in, monkey with |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | iron out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reconcile a situation |
| Synonyms: | agree, arbitrate, clear up*, compromise, eliminate, eradicate, erase, expedite, get rid of*, harmonize, negotiate, resolve, settle, simplify, unravel, put right, reach agreement, settle differences, smooth over*, sort out*, straighten out* |
| Antonyms: | make worse, mess up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jockey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver |
| Synonyms: | direct, guide, handle, move, navigate, negotiate, pilot, position, ride, steer, turn, twist |
| Main Entry: | mediate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try to bring to an agreement |
| Synonyms: | arbitrate, bring to terms, conciliate, deal, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, meet halfway*, moderate, negotiate, propitiate, reconcile, referee, resolve, settle, step in, umpire, act as middle, go fifty-fifty, make a deal, make peace, restore harmony, strike happy medium, trade off |
| Antonyms: | argue, contend, disagree, fight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | patch up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | settle differences |
| Synonyms: | adjust, appease, bury the hatchet*, compensate, conciliate, mediate, negotiate, placate, restore, settle*, smooth, make friends |
| Antonyms: | argue, bicker, disagree, fight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | step in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become involved |
| Synonyms: | arrive, chip in*, come, enter, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, mediate, negotiate, be invited, lend a hand, take action |
| Antonyms: | abandon, leave, wash hands |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | surmount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overcome, triumph over |
| Synonyms: | best, better, cap, clear, conquer, crest, crown, defeat, down, exceed, hurdle, leap, lick*, negotiate, outdo, outstrip, over, overpower, pass, subdue, surpass, throw*, top*, vanquish, vault, overtop, prevail over, rise above |
| Antonyms: | give in, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | traffic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buy and sell; do business |
| Synonyms: | bargain, barter, bootleg*, contact, deal, dicker, exchange, fence, handle, interact, market, moonshine*, negotiate, network, peddle, push, relate, shove, swap, touch, touch base*, trade, truck*, work out, black-market, connect with, deal in*, have dealings, have transaction, horse trade, interface, make a deal, reach out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | transact |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do business, carry out |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, buy, carry on, clinch, close, conclude, conduct, discharge, do*, enact, execute, finish, handle, jell, manage, move, negotiate, operate, perform, prosecute, pull off, sell, settle, wrap up*, TCB, button down, button up, effectuate, run with the ball, see to, sew up, take care of, work out a deal |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | truck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buy and sell |
| Synonyms: | bargain, barter, deal, exchange, handle, negotiate, peddle, retail, swap, trade, traffic, transact, wholesale*, deal in*, do business, have dealings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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