TRADED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

traded

verb

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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 The ceasefire brokered by Pakistan still faces hurdles in the talks beginning Saturday, as Israel and Hezbollah militants have traded fire along the border of southern Lebanon and Iran has set conditions before negotiations can begin. —

ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 Jose Alvarado was a frequent presence in the lineup immediately after being traded to his hometown, but McBride’s return from injury has kept the Brooklyn native sidelined. —

Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026 In the nearly 50 years since it was released, Faces of Death has become something of a cursed object, the kind of movie that gets traded around on old VHS tapes and spoken about in hushed tones on playgrounds and in video stores. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 Russian Urals crude oil prices, meanwhile, reached levels as much as $30 above Brent in recent weeks, Molchanov said, noting that Urals have traded at steep discounts to Brent since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026 While she was gone, the Sparks replaced coach Curt Miller with Lynne Roberts, traded for All-Star guard Kelsey Plum and broke ground on a new practice facility in El Segundo. —

Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Minnesota traded some of its older and better players in return for draft picks, or to accommodate their requests to play for a winning squad. —

Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026 Remember when the Kings promptly traded Spence for third- and sixth-round picks? —

Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Rather than simply buying the house, Gores traded a portfolio of Los Angeles–area assets, including undeveloped land in Bel Air, while retaining a financial interest in some of those properties, consolidating multiple holdings into a single trophy estate. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026

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The incursion was the first time Russian territory was occupied by an invader since World War II and dealt a humiliating blow to the Kremlin.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Conine, the son of former Marlins legend Jeff Conine, was dealt to the Marlins as the player to be named later in Toronto’s August 2020 trade for Jonathan Villar.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026