DEALING Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

dealing 1 of 2

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

There’s not much room left to sign anyone else outright unless Jeff Peterson, the Hornets’ president of basketball operations, intends on doing more wheeling and dealing. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 Neymar, meanwhile, has not featured in either of Brazil’s opening matches, with the 34-year-old dealing with a calf injury. — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Verb

Irish police said at the time that the ⁠gang had ‌gone from dealing heroin and cocaine in Dublin in the 1990s to operating across Europe. — CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 Most recently, Forst stayed very quiet at the 2026 MLB trade deadline, only dealing a fringe MLB outfielder, Colby Thomas, despite the A’s having fallen well out of the playoff hunt thanks to a recent skid and poor injury luck. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dealing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealing

Noun

Mamdani has said under New York labor rules known as the Taylor Law, pay must be negotiated at the bargaining table, not through Council legislation.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
The bargaining history shows collective action is what moves us forward.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of bargaining

Noun

Detectives are asking anyone who knew him or has information about his friends, associates or recent activities to come forward.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
An agreement with Barcelona for Rodri was finally reached on Sunday evening, which should spark a lot of other activity.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of activity

Verb

Chavez and an alleged trafficking partner, Salvador Pelayo of Chula Vista, California, have both been arrested and charged with violating the federal Lacey Act against trafficking.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
And how police uncovered a large-scale drug-trafficking ring at Penn State.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of trafficking

Verb

Traffic through the waterway remains low and although Iran and Oman are negotiating over the waterway, there are no immediate signs of a deal.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
He may be entitled to dislike the Supreme Court’s answer but he is really not entitled to keep fidgeting with it as though a constitutional Supreme Court judgment were merely a negotiating position.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

Like in the Premier League, flick-ons and second-ball chaos is at the root of Coventry’s success in these scenarios.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The right technology, tools, strategy and perspective on what’s changing in the worlds of AI, influencer marketing, e-commerce and beyond are key to future success.

— Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of success

Verb

Despite a recent playoff sweep and significant roster changes under new management, including trading Kevin Durant, the Suns aim to build on last season's surprising playoff appearance with Brooks as a key piece.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Silicon Valley private schools are trading silent auctions for cap tables with a handful of Bay Area campuses now running miniature venture funds steered by parent-investors from Sequoia, Lightspeed, and Battery.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026