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 The industrials sector of the S&P 500 is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio above 30, a level investors more often associate with high fliers, and a P/E ratio that is well above industrials' long-term average, which is closer to 20. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 26 July 2026 Hours after Amick’s story, the Sixers pounced, trading for Butler and Justin Patton for Robert Covington, Dario Šarić, Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick to the Timberwolves. — Rob Peterson, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The Orioles would surely need the same to consider trading the switch-hitting Adley Rutschman. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Pricing could be better, though, with GAIN shares currently trading right around the BDC’s net asset value. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Several of the ETFs in the gauge are now trading lower for the year. — Geoffrey Morgan, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Less than a year after trading away Micah Parsons, the room is still in search of its top dog, but a lot of new capable faces lead the way in 2026. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026 Cavalry officers from around the world, including the United States and United Kingdom, argued strongly against trading their lovely mounts for new tanks. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 The secondary transfer window opened July 13, and the front office has already made one move, trading McGuire to Houston for a GAM bounty. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trading

Verb

If the Red Sox, Astros and Padres decide against dealing their closers, Weaver might be as desired as any reliever on the market.

— The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Meanwhile, Jane Doe is doing some wheeling and dealing of her own.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of dealing

Verb

The talks between the Red Sox and Angels regarding Neto last winter did not progress to the point of exchanging names.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 23 July 2026
At its core, entrepreneurship has always been about creating value worth exchanging and about generating meaningful, worthy impact.

— Sid Mohasseb, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of exchanging

Verb

This institutional erosion has also created fertile ground for transnational criminal organizations engaged in trafficking weapons, narcotics and people throughout the Caribbean.

— José Singer, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
The investigation led to authorities identifying an individual who was trafficking fentanyl and cocaine in the Naugatuck Valley as Muniz, officials said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of trafficking

Verb

To work around this, some Gen Z ravers are swapping vodka shots for espresso shots and chasing their weekly serotonin buzz beneath café lights rather than nightclub strobes.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
After eight years as a Los Angeles Laker, the King has thrown in his lot with the Philadelphia 76ers, swapping the Pacific Ocean for cheesesteaks.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of swapping

Verb

And while there are still comic artists and writers at small tables signing and sketching, and dealers selling original art out of binders in crates, a good chunk of the space is occupied by media and toy companies, trying to outdo one another.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
My last job happened to be as a door-to-door salesman selling welcome mats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of selling

Verb

The Goodyear House’s changing menu keeps items exciting, but its Goopy Burger is a tried-and-true favorite.

— Laura Horne July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Billionaires buying up South Florida real estate, corporate expansions and a widening gulf between luxury and everyday home prices are changing Miami-Dade’s economic landscape.

— Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of changing

Verb

Roughly 12 hours after LeBron announced his decision, longtime NBA reporter Chris Haynes broke the news that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is negotiating a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and intends to join the Sixers once that's complete.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The operational targets for 2026 depend on executing the multi-stage plasma validation tests, establishing performance metrics, expanding patent protections, and negotiating initial power placement agreements with commercial partners.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of negotiating

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Sunmaxxing itself is free, but a commercial layer has formed around tracking it, coaching it or substituting for it when the sun is not cooperating.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
For centuries, technology has lowered costs by substituting mechanical power for human labor.

— Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026