DEALING Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of dealing

as in bargaining

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as in activity

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dealing

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verb

present participle of deal

as in trafficking

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 negotiating

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 dealing

Noun

Yes, the tracks often revolved around drug dealing. — Jabari M. Evans, The Conversation, 24 June 2026 Though the national independence be blurred by the servility of individuals, though freedom and equality have been proclaimed only to leave room for a monstrous display of slave-dealing and slave-keeping . — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Verb

The righty struck out catcher Luis Torrens, and kept dealing until the end of the eighth, allowing just one earned run – Lindor’s sixth-inning homer – on three hits, walking one and striking out seven in 4 1/3 innings (55 pitches, 38 for strikes). — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026 Cardrooms have continued to offer blackjack and other banked games such as baccarat by giving players the option to take turns dealing the game and by relying on third-party businesses that employ people to act as bankers. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dealing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealing

Noun

The state and union reached tentative agreements on 13 issues, according to the PERB filing in which the union accuses state officials of bargaining in bad faith.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
As a result, the merger will not increase the combined company’s bargaining power over the licensing of basic cable channels.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Definition of bargaining

Noun

Water Lantern Festival Enjoy music, food and activities at the Water Lantern Festival, and then personalize your lantern with a message or intention and connect with people around you.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
The developers said the goal is to create an entertainment district that provides year-round activity.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

Definition of activity

Verb

This institutional erosion has also created fertile ground for transnational criminal organizations engaged in trafficking weapons, narcotics and people throughout the Caribbean.

— José Singer, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
The investigation led to authorities identifying an individual who was trafficking fentanyl and cocaine in the Naugatuck Valley as Muniz, officials said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of trafficking

Verb

Roughly 12 hours after LeBron announced his decision, longtime NBA reporter Chris Haynes broke the news that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is negotiating a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and intends to join the Sixers once that's complete.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The operational targets for 2026 depend on executing the multi-stage plasma validation tests, establishing performance metrics, expanding patent protections, and negotiating initial power placement agreements with commercial partners.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

And while the ongoing lease negotiation is under entirely different circumstances, the move from the General Assembly has colored some of the conversations now.

— DJ Simmons July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Port of Oakland officials are expected to decide in the fall whether to enter negotiations with the franchise.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of negotiation

Verb

The industrials sector of the S&P 500 is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio above 30, a level investors more often associate with high fliers, and a P/E ratio that is well above industrials' long-term average, which is closer to 20.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 26 July 2026
Hours after Amick’s story, the Sixers pounced, trading for Butler and Justin Patton for Robert Covington, Dario Šarić, Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick to the Timberwolves.

— Rob Peterson, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of trading

Noun

Such a transaction would be in the hundreds of billions of dollars even before tacking on a deal premium, and the incumbent carriers are generally not seen as sellers.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
As part of that deal, Paramount agreed not to close the $111 billion transaction until five days after a trial is held or June 1, 2027, whichever is earlier.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 29 July 2026