DEALT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

dealt

verb

past tense of deal

as in traded

to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property that store deals in used furniture

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as in negotiated

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price

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Recent Examples of dealt The Angels kept Ohtani — a decision Moreno had a big hand in — and dealt away several prospects in an attempt to push for the playoffs. — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 The Panthers have dealt away each of their first-round picks the past five years (and for the next three years) to build up their core that has turned them into perennial Stanley Cup contenders. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026 Instead, the Bucks dealt Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for four players and three first round picks. — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Two picks in the top 10 and four in the top 25 have already transferred possession, with two of those selections being dealt twice in addition to a pick swap in another trade. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 25 June 2026 That's because the team will be without star striker Folarin Balogun after he was dealt a wildly controversial red card in the second half of the match. — Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 This was in response to LaMelo Ball being dealt Thursday from the Hornets to the Timberwolves. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 The fire also dealt a devastating blow to Eagle Point Ski Resort, where several buildings were damaged or destroyed. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 There wasn’t all that much to bid on, and Acciari does fill a void as a fourth-line upgrade over Garnet Hathaway, whose game dramatically declined last season and who was dealt last week to the Florida Panthers. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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He was traded to Boston in 2014, and in 2016, after being used primarily as a starter for much of his career, he was moved to the bullpen.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Two-time All-Pro Trent McDuffie was traded to the Los Angeles Rams, while his running mate, cornerback Jaylen Watson, joined him there in free agency.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

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Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026

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Iranian authorities, in turn, view armed Kurdish factions as separatist or terrorist threats, especially groups such as PJAK, which has clashed for years with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps along Iran’s western border.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Plane Jane and Drag Race judge Law Roach clashed on Project Runway in front of Tyra Banks.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026