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

2 of 2

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

Sanft claimed his client fabricated his story in a 2008 interview with Los Angeles police and federal authorities, as part of their investigation into the 1997 slaying of Wallace, to avoid a life sentence for drug dealing. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 That outsider status, some former advisors and close watchers of Carney say, is precisely what gives him room to maneuver, with Canadians seeing him as above the grubby backroom dealing of traditional politics. — Desiree Adib, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

This year, however, trails were closed to protect the desert tortoise, dealing a fatal blow to the town's crucial tourism industry. — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Arthur Conti’s Billy is a high school dropout who works on a farm when not dealing drugs to partying high schoolers. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dealing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealing

Noun

In late July — around the same time SEIU Local 1000 filed a charge accusing the state of bargaining in bad faith — a manager at CDPH told an employee to remove two flyers from their cubicle, the charge states.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
The move marks the first time workers of a professional sports league have formed a WGA bargaining unit.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of bargaining

Noun

Astronomers have cataloged more than 6,000 exoplanets and are examining the atmospheres of promising worlds for gases that could indicate biological activity.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Anyone who has questions or is concerned about activities at any DuPage polling place can contact the county clerk at 630-407-5600 or the state’s attorney’s office’s Election Hotline at 630-407-8118.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of activity

Verb

Mexico's Public Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said that Alfredo Cárdenas Rodríguez was a linked to homicides, kidnappings, extortion and trafficking drugs, weapons and people into the United States.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Yumara speaks openly about the machismo that still holds women back, and about a region hit by drug-trafficking violence, climate change, and pests such as the coffee berry borer.

— Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of trafficking

Verb

The two parties have not merged, but their cooperation effectively gives Eisenkot the negotiating backing of 33 lawmakers — more than Netanyahu's Likud, which remains the largest individual party in the Knesset with 27 seats.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
The Florida State Ethics Board found that former mayor Brent Latham may have violated conflicts of interest regulations for accepting gifts from the Argentine soccer association while negotiating the deal.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

Kushner also confirmed progress on the prisoner exchange, saying the negotiations had helped finalize arrangements for the return of thousands of people affected by the war.

— Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026
Now, to many in the country, Lebanon has been dragged into unbalanced negotiations with Israel from a position of weakness.

— Tamirace Fakhoury, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of negotiation

Noun

Sara Sothern was the driving force behind her daughter’s career, channeling her own ambitions into Taylor’s success.

— Estrella Albendea Ruiz, Vanity Fair, 7 Nov. 2026
Also worth noting that only one New York football coach has had any sustained success this century—Tom Coughlin, hired with a great track record at Boston College and Jacksonville.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of success

Verb

However, our restrictions — which prevent us from trading any stock that Jim mentions on CNBC for a 72-hour period — stood in our way.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
Gedeon filed was placed in liquidation in August, with the program units allowed to continue trading while a buyer was sought and sales arm Terranoa shuttered immediately.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of trading

Noun

According to Fulton County jail records, New has been arrested multiple times on suspicion of crimes including identity theft, insurance fraud, financial transaction card fraud, forgery and simple assault.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
However, vulnerabilities remain and include privacy and discretion in transactions, market accessibility, and jurisdictional fragmentation, all of which facilitate illicit financial flows.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026