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 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 Companies can object to and prevent their security from trading as a token. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 17 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 By optimizing for the cheapest possible volume, Google is trading its long-term reputational authority for short-term balance sheet protection. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 Brent crude, the international standard, was trading at more than $95 a barrel Friday, up from roughly $70 before the war. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 The company’s shares have fallen more than 15% over the last 12 months and have been trading around $55. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The inquest testimony about Lizzie’s attempt to purchase prussic acid was also excluded, dealing another major blow to the prosecution.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
One hundred years ago, one of the most destructive hurricanes in South Florida history roared ashore, devastating communities, killing hundreds and dealing an economic blow that some historians say took the region decades to fully overcome.

— Hank Tester, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dealing

Verb

That architecture gives Legion another path for exchanging sensor information across aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
The labor negotiations between Major League Baseball and the players’ union are a long way from reaching an agreement, but both sides are exchanging proposals that include changes to make the game better, which is encouraging.

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of exchanging

Verb

Bolduc was arrested and charged with trafficking in fentanyl and possession of drug paraphernalia.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Starting today, those who wish to continue trafficking in lies about these Good Ocean Springs People will be held accountable to the maximum extent of the law.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of trafficking

Verb

The people who grew up on smartphones are now stripping them down, swapping them out or leaving them behind.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) found that swapping out a single atom inside a plastic-munching enzyme can boost its power.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of swapping

Verb

Padilla said the event was initially free before growing demand led organizers to begin selling tickets.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Frédéric Bélanger, hair department head for the film, understood the expectations that come with bringing a best-selling romance novel to life.

— Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of selling

Verb

September 24, 2026 AI is rapidly changing how top leaders communicate with employees, customers, boards, and each other.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2026
That includes changing the color of its mints — a little extra gift put into every order — to the colors of the brand’s first product, a cashmere sweater.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of changing

Verb

Blizzard insinuated that Paramount blackmailed California into negotiating a settlement by threatening to leave the state, a common talking point raised by Bonta.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Continuing to fight or pressure Iran economically is unlikely to yield a better outcome than negotiating.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Verb

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
In fact, substituting toys for all hazards and unwanted behaviors are excellent protective measures.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026