AGREEMENTS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

agreements

noun

plural of agreement

as in consensuses

the state of being of one opinion about something we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives

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as in pacts

an arrangement about action to be taken we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework

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Recent Examples of agreements The Moon enters Aries and your 8th House of Shared Resources, Trust, Intimacy, and Mutual Support, bringing focus to budgets, agreements, access, debts, or private commitments. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026 Pacheco’s role in collecting cash in exchange for political favors was pieced together through the plea agreements of other defendants caught in the probe. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Johnson has repeatedly spoken out about how Missouri’s gun laws have hampered prosecuting the case, after two of the men charged in the shooting received plea agreements. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 Investors increasingly need to consider customer credit quality, leases, guarantees, revenue-sharing agreements and Nvidia’s equity investments—not just GPU shipments. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 An estimated 11 of those agreements are with African countries, including Rwanda, Ghana, Cameroon, Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone and the Central African Republic. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Community benefit agreements could become part of such plans. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Other notable laws passed this legislative session included a ban on 287(g) agreements and the Maryland Community Trust Act. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 The clearest sign of that ambition is a pair of unannounced K-drama projects DRX has signed agreements around. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of consensuses

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NBCUniversal‘s Peacock launched a limited new membership program in a beta test with a variety of perks — aimed at keeping them from flying the coop as streaming subscribers, as well as driving incremental revenue from marketing pacts.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
On climate, liberals would offer tax rewards for green energy, support joining climate pacts, and phasing out fossil fuels gradually over decades.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pacts

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Rahma has even seen plenty of exceptions to the conventions around how frequently a YouTube channel has to publish a video or how long a clip needs to be to find an audience.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
The first night of the conventions will feature 53 items/speakers; the second night will feature 59 items/speakers, according to the RNC.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of conventions

Noun

Both Brown and Espada entered this season in the final year of their contracts.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Those contracts included clauses calling for international arbitration, which seemed to reduce or remove the risk of unilateral government action.

— Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of contracts

Noun

Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
One-on-one, face-to-face discussions trigger key interpretive understandings that are authentic to each stakeholder.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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