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 This offseason, the Bengals added talent, trading for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and signing safety Bryan Cook and edge Boye Mafe. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 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 Bitcoin had been in the doldrums for much of this year, trading roughly within the range of $60,000 to $70,000 since early June. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Zhu wants agents trading exactly those, starting with government bonds and money-market funds and moving to real estate and private credit, sold to banks as a service rather than built in-house. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Cam Miller cut The Dolphins moved on from a second backup quarterback, releasing Cam Miller less than 18 hours after trading Quinn Ewers to Jacksonville. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 Ina Garten is trading TV for YouTube, launching a video podcast on the streaming platform in partnership with Vox Media. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

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The results are splendid when the duo is dealing, but when the line comes off the ice, the quality of play decreases.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The grand jury’s findings that $10 million in Medicaid settlement money was diverted through nonprofits into political committees describe exactly the kind of self-dealing the Attorney General’s office is supposed to police, not participate in.

— José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dealing

Verb

Giants special assistant Ron Wotus considered Vitello’s first-inning ejection by umpire Alan Porter last Friday so unfair that he got kicked out the following day while exchanging lineup cards.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
At the time, purchasing teams spent an extraordinary amount of effort exchanging emails, updating spreadsheets and manually tracking order status.

— Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of exchanging

Verb

At the time of these incidents, Brown had cut off his ankle monitor in connection to a 2021 human-trafficking case.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
The 55-year-old who rushed for two touchdowns during his 1999 season with Big Blue was convicted on six felony counts involving the possession, selling and trafficking animals used for fighting in August.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of trafficking

Verb

Drolet sees opportunities to use them in dips and even pasta sauce — like swapping out heavy cream for the Mike’s Hot Honey cream cheese in a Bolognese.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Transitioning your skincare for fall includes swapping lightweight moisturizers for creamier concoctions designed to replenish the moisture barrier as the weather gets drier.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of swapping

Verb

Joe Bob’s may be eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery’s Retailer Bonus Program for selling the prize-winning ticket, according to the release.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
And yet scores of companies selling this and other unapproved drugs have blown through regulatory safeguards to offer access to customers online — part of a national craze that is changing the way consumers buy drugs.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of selling

Verb

In its premiere, this was a Korean Cherry Orchard performed in Korean for audiences that needed no primer on its setting, the rapidly changing globalized city where the characters’ home is threatening to disappear.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
That started changing in April 2025, when AmaWaterways launched AmaMagdalena, the first luxury cruise ship to navigate the Magdalena.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of changing

Verb

The Reframe Employers have spent years negotiating the part of the health plan that is easiest to see.

— Jennifer Schaefer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Yes, a debt relief company may be able to help after a lawsuit has been filed — particularly in terms of negotiating a lower lump-sum settlement on the debt.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Verb

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

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
More concerning changes include consistently struggling to recall familiar words, substituting incorrect words, losing the meaning of common words, or experiencing memory problems that are getting worse or interfering with everyday life.

— Allison Forsyth, HEALTH, 2 Sep. 2026