TRADING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

trading

verb

present participle of trade

as in dealing

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 exchanging

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 trading After recently visiting Micron headquarters in Boise, Idaho, Jim was even more convinced that the chipmaker is trading too inexpensively at only six times fiscal 2027 earnings estimates. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Homeowners are trading cookie-cutter interiors for rooms that feel unmistakably their own, and the main character home decor trend is leading the shift. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 The performance gave the KATSEYE track its own flair, trading the usual choreography for a high-energy jive. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026 Moving to a subscription model meant trading that for revenue collected in small increments over years. — Amir Wain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Kansas has a long tradition of trading off the governorship between parties without electing consecutive Democrats or Republicans. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Scattered around Piero’s that night were people who used algorithms to build models and talked about trading baseball games the way Wall Streeters discussed Nvidia. — Chad Millman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The Blackhawks had gone without a captain since trading Nick Foligno to Minnesota in March. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The two-way Japanese sensation also won’t be dealing from the mound again this season.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
After dealing only in renderings the last time around, the real, live Nugget Schmiede roof burst to life at the recent Düsseldorf Caravan Salon.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of dealing

Verb

In fall 2006, Conradt began exchanging messages with a Perverted Justice volunteer posing as a 13-year-old boy.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
The two held a private meeting with aides in the Oval Office after participating in a military review in the Rose Garden and exchanging gifts in the Blue Room.

— Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of exchanging

Verb

Paul Robinson, the Pittsburgh attorney and father charged in the alleged Penn State fraternity cocaine trafficking ring, has spoken out about the case for the first time since being indicted last month.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Despite a major drug- and gold-trafficking scandal allegedly involving some senior PAM members, several of whom were sentenced to prison, the party weathered the political fallout and won more seats than in the previous election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of trafficking

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After cutting open both stems and swapping the batteries between earbuds, iFixit noticed the buds could no longer be charged.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
The quietcation travel trend is all about escaping the noise and slowing things down, swapping packed itineraries and busy cities for nature, fresh air, and peaceful activities.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of swapping

Verb

Francesca Breccia’s Coccinelle Film Sales is handling the film and will start selling it to international buyers during Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Although the tapes won’t be part of the planned auction, Littleton is going forward with selling previously unpublished photos of the band, studio material, set lists, a tour parka, instruments the band owned, and other items.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of selling

Verb

Its ability to perform different missions allows commanders to employ the weapon against changing threats.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of changing

Verb

Over seven episodes, the candidates take on the actual work of a broker, negotiating multimillion-euro deals and handling discerning clients.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
To insulate its power consumers, TVA is negotiating cost-sharing agreements with commercial partners.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Verb

That difference means substituting one for the other can change a dish’s character considerably.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026
The work demonstrates a way to combine a renewable waste material with nanoscale reinforcement rather than simply substituting one material for another.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

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