TRADED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

traded

verb

past tense of trade

as in dealt

to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property the U.S. agreed to trade with China

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as in exchanged

to give up (something) and take something else in return I'll trade my chocolate chip cookie for your bag of chips

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Recent Examples of traded Phoenix guard Kelsey Plum did not play against the team that traded her a little over a week ago. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III are both just 22 years old, and should be able to step into larger roles within the offense with DJ Moore traded to Buffalo. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 And many Americans are wagering on what might happen — users have traded nearly $200 million on the midterm elections so far, a July analysis by NBC News found. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Antetokounmpo was traded to the Heat this summer after spending the first 13 seasons of his NBA career with the Bucks. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 The 25-year-old Susac was a Rule 5 Draft pick by the Twins from the Athletics last December then immediately traded to the Giants. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Williams, who has made the last four Pro Bowls, was traded to the Cowboys before the deadline last season in a blockbuster deal with the New York Jets. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 But the Liberty stayed in front as both teams traded baskets, 24-24, in the third quarter before closing it out in the final period. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 At Montauk Yacht Club, where the docks became home to Camp FFF for a couple of days, entrepreneurs traded war stories over panels, games of tug-of-war and dinners curated by chef-in-residence Alison Roman. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

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The high court dealt Trump both of the losses during the term that ended in June, striking down his executive order to end birthright citizenship and blocking his attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Another judge dealt the backers of the measure a second loss by tentatively finding that their description of the measure, submitted for the official state voter’s guide, was misleading.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of dealt

Verb

The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Those tickets were sold at a 7-Eleven in Dedham and at Cumberland Farms stores in Attleboro and Granby.

— Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sold

Verb

Palace also swapped winger Brennan Johnson for Everton forward Dwight McNeil, who is an option to start against them at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the clubs’ August 22 opener.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Their friends were amazed by their likeness, and ⁠the girls swapped addresses.

— Reuters, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of swapped

Verb

This will happen on six occasions from October through to December, but only if the tie against Tromso is safely negotiated to set up three home matches and three away in the league phase.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Greenwich plans to release the film in theaters early next year after the company’s Andy Bohn negotiated the deal with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiated

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After all, the head of Medusa can be turned around and then worn like a mask; the evil eye can be substituted for one’s own.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Jones wasn’t happy that Szoboszlai gave it to Kostas Tsimikas rather than him when he was substituted in the second half.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of substituted

Verb

What changed in the past generation is that companies other than banks and consulting firms have disappeared from campus recruiting, and colleges have allowed a recruiting race to the bottom in return.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The researchers demonstrated the concept using signals whose characteristics changed over time, including handwriting and object movement at different speeds.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026