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make terms

VERB

bargain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barter confer dicker haggle

STRONG

agree arrange buy compromise contract covenant deal palter promise sell stipulate trade traffic transact

WEAK

do business

Antonyms

STRONG

break deny differ disagree dispute dissent refuse

VERB

contract

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agree buy negotiate owe settle sign up undertake

STRONG

adjust arrange assent bargain bound circumscribe clinch close commit consent covenant dicker engage initial ink limit obligate pact pledge promise set stipulate

WEAK

accept offer become indebted come around enter into firm a deal give one's word go along with hammer out deal it's a deal put in writing shake hands on it sign for sign papers swear to work out details

Antonyms

STRONG

break confuse derange disagree disapprove disarrange discourage disorder disorganize dissent end free let go open refuse reject release

WEAK

amplify break off dilate enlarge expand extend give increase lengthen spread stretch

VERB

negotiate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agree arrange confer consult debate haggle handle mediate settle work out

STRONG

accommodate adjudicate adjust arbitrate compose concert conciliate connect contract covenant deal dicker intercede manage moderate network parley referee stipulate swap transact treat umpire

WEAK

bring to terms bury the hatchet come across with cut a deal hammer out a deal horse-trade make a deal make peace step in work out a deal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse contend disagree mix up

STRONG

deny disarrange ignore keep refuse unsuit upset

WEAK

remain stay

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Provided he can make terms with smaller coalition partners, the prime minister has a good chance of completing a full four-year term, something no civilian leader has managed to do in Thailand for 20 years.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

One long-term goal, he said, is to someday make terms like “childcare” and “daycare” obsolete, replaced by early childhood education — no matter the setting or age of the child.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Not surprisingly, Alter recommends songwriters sign a contract to make terms clear.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2019

Courts have been fairly clear that ticking an “I agree” box is sufficient to make terms binding.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2014

A deputation had been sent to Sulla to endeavour to make terms, but the members of the deputation were forced to return without any terms having been agreed upon.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

make terms

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