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 Musk first revealed the Cybertruck in late 2019, back when Tesla was still trading at a theoretically understandable price-to-earning ratio. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 And voters in both parties want to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks, concerned that lawmakers are using privileged information to enrich themselves. — Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Trump’s stake had a paper value of more than $6 billion when the stock was trading near its high. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026 The Raptors signed Leonard to a two-year, $115 million contract extension after trading for him in September. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026 The benchmarks are currently trading at about $100 and $91, respectively. — Jenni Reid,lee Ying Shan,paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 Some members of Congress may be trading stocks based on information the public doesn't have. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026 As the president and TV host have been trading barbs, Kimmel’s fellow late-night peers John Oliver and Seth Meyers recently came up with a theory about why Trump hates him the most. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2026 The picks are particularly valuable to Indianapolis because the team does not own its first-round selection in next year's draft after trading it to the New York Jets for cornerback Sauce Gardner last year. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, Jacob Misiorowski, the likely NL Cy Young winner, was dealing triple-digit fastballs the Rays couldn’t handle in the bottom frames.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of dealing

Verb

Hachimura received a warm welcome from his former Lakers teammates before the game, exchanging hugs with Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
By exchanging ownership, McCall would be able to implement more pedestrian safety measures, such as bike lanes and walking routes that are not standard for state highways, Youmans said.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of exchanging

Verb

The Miami-Dade Police Department is using facial recognition to identify human-trafficking victims and break up human-trafficking rings.

— Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Nine people are facing charges in connection with a southeastern Connecticut cocaine trafficking ring, federal officials said.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of trafficking

Verb

The two companies have been swapping at the top of the table for years.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Regular garlic brings sharpness, heat and that familiar savory bite, while black garlic is sweeter, softer and more umami-forward, so swapping it in can noticeably change a dish.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of swapping

Verb

The measure would allow the district to borrow up to $300 million by selling bonds to investors.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Combined with Direct’s later equipment decisions, independently raised cash could let Anthropic compare hardware and funding options with less need for the company selling the machines to help pay for them.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of selling

Verb

From counter-drone defenses to advanced sensors integrated into tanks and fighter jets, the technologies transforming the battlefield are also changing, or even expanding, the markets served by legacy defense giants.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Construction has continued since then, drastically changing the White House grounds.

— Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of changing

Verb

Before the strike action, the government had been negotiating with unions -- a familiar scenario in French politics -- in hopes of limiting the protest movement, which has resulted in France's most violent civil unrest in years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Hadall said his team is negotiating a lease-back agreement with Browder Brown to ensure operational continuity while building out the production facility.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Verb

For the dirt topping, feel free to follow your imagination and taste, substituting or replacing any of the ingredients with your favorite chocolate cookies or treats while still keeping the visual appearance of a varied, crumbly soil.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
His reverence for her motherhood — which the film avoids asking her about, substituting discussion with endless visuals of her breastfeeding and swinging her children through the waves — echoes the themes of season one.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026