Thesaurus results for NEGOTIATION

negotiation

noun

ni-ˌgō-shē-ˈā-shən

Definition of negotiation

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 Two sources said that loyalist troops had been dispatched to retake control of the airport, either through negotiations or by force. — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 Get comfortable calculating it accurately, because a sloppy SDE calculation is one of the fastest ways to lose credibility with a serious buyer before negotiations even begin. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Ten years ago, Frank Lowenstein, then the United States special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, presented President Barack Obama with maps of settlements by Israeli Jews in the occupied West Bank. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 After more than a year and a half of negotiations, a faculty union at Baltimore City Community College has ratified its first-ever contract. — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for negotiation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiation

Noun

But less than 10 weeks until Election Day, there’s no public indication that a compromise is imminent.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
The advisory includes indicators of compromise, providing a way for companies and organizations to determine whether they were affected.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of compromise

Noun

There was less consensus about the dust kicked up from the playa, which can be dense enough to cause whiteouts.

— Henry Alford, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
But the Fed under Warsh is widely expected to buck that pressure and hold rates steady next month, a consensus reflected in Fed funds futures contracts.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026