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deal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of deal

a considerable amount

there is a great deal of waste in government

Synonyms of deal

abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (also lashins) [chiefly British], loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard

Words Related to deal

epidemic, plague, rash

bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

deluge, flood, overflow

army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng

gazillion, jillion, kazillion, million, thousands, trillion, zillion

Phrases Synonymous with deal

all kinds (of), quite a bit

Near Antonyms of deal

atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

smatter, smattering

dash, drop, morsel, shot

piece, portion, section

absence, dearth, famine, lack, paucity, poverty, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want

deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, meagerness, scantiness, scantness, skimpiness

Antonyms of deal

ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen (also smidgeon), speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace

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deal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of deal

1 an arrangement about action to be taken

we made a deal to cooperate on the next assignment

Synonyms of deal

accord, agreement, bargain, compact, contract, convention, covenant, disposition, pact, settlement, understanding

Words Related to deal

charter, treaty

binder, pledge, promise

alliance, association, entente, entente cordiale, league, partnership

acceptance, approval, assent, concurrence, consent, OK (or okay)

2 the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price

we closed the deal for the house last week

Synonyms of deal

sale, trade, transaction

Words Related to deal

auction, silent auction

haggle, horse-trading, negotiation

bargain, buy, steal

clearance, closeout, fire sale

garage sale, jumble sale [British], rummage sale, tag sale, yard sale

3 a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation

if the other party backs out of the deal after it's signed, you can sue

Synonyms of deal

bond, contract, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, surety, warranty

Words Related to deal

oath, pledge, troth, vow, word

accord, bargain, compact, concordat, convention, pact, treaty

assurance, insurance, seal

bail, deposit, pawn, security

4 position with regard to conditions and circumstances

we don't yet know what the deal is with the new manager

Synonyms of deal

ball game, footing, picture, posture, scene, situation, status, story

Words Related to deal

place, spot, state

score, status quo

5 something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price

that mail-order sweater isn't such a great deal after you factor in the cost of shipping and handling

Synonyms of deal

bargain, buy, pennyworth, snip [British], steal

Words Related to deal

clearance, closeout, markdown

bonus, freebie (or freebee), gift, giveaway, premium, present

Near Antonyms of deal

gouging, overcharge, rip-off, soaking

markup, surcharge

extravagance, luxury

deal

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of deal

1 to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property

that store deals in used furniture

Synonyms of deal

Words Related to deal

bargain, barter, horse-trade, negotiate, transact

auction, exchange, merchandise (also merchandize), rebuy, resell, swap

buy, pick up, purchase, take

distribute, fair-trade, market, peddle, retail, sell, supply, vend, wholesale

black-market, bootleg, fence, smuggle

corner, engross, monopolize, undersell

day-trade, invest, speculate

Near Antonyms of deal

black [chiefly British], blackball, boycott

2 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

Synonyms of deal

bargain, chaffer, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate, palter

Words Related to deal

argue, bicker, clash, fight, hassle, quarrel, quibble, squabble, wrangle

comparison shop, shop (around)

barter, exchange, trade

Phrases Synonymous with deal

cut a deal, wheel and deal

Synonym Discussion of deal

distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts.

- distributed food to the needy

dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need.

- dispensed wisdom to the students

divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are equal.

- three charitable groups divided the proceeds

deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece.

- deal out equipment and supplies

dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply.

- doled out what little food there was

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