arbitrated

VERB

achieve settlement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjudicate interpose intervene mediate straighten out

STRONG

adjudge adjust conciliate decide determine judge negotiate parley placate reconcile referee settle smooth soothe umpire

WEAK

bring to terms come to school come to terms hammer out a deal make a deal meet halfway pass judgment play ball step in strike happy medium trade off work out a deal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

STRONG

agitate confuse hesitate upset worry

WEAK

let ride

Example Sentences

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Apart from stating that arbitrated payments to publishers must be made in lump sums, the new amendments also clarify that the panel must consider costs incurred by the platforms and by the news businesses.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2021

One thing that’s clear is that these questions probably aren’t best arbitrated through firings or resignations freighted with symbolic meaning, or hashed out inside the human resources department.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2021

In addition to sports and television, Nicolau arbitrated disputes in aviation, communications and entertainment.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2020

In addition to sports, Mr. Nicolau arbitrated disputes in aviation, communications and entertainment.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2020

I assumed Baeh was honoring the traditional Confucian structure of community, where in each village a prominent elder man heard the townspeople’s grievances and arbitrated and ruled.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee