Synonyms of trafficking

trafficking

verb

present participle of traffic

as in dealing

to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property

arrested him for trafficking in drugs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dealing
• trading
• smuggling
• selling
• negotiating
• bargaining
• purchasing
• swapping
• buying
• transacting
• exchanging
• reselling
• merchandising
• retailing
• bartering
• marketing
• supplying
• auctioning
• peddling
• vending
• wholesaling
• distributing
• bootlegging
• investing
• black-marketing
• taking
• horse-trading
• underselling
• monopolizing
• fair-trading
• cornering
• fencing
• rebuying
• engrossing
• picking up
• speculating
• day-trading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boycotting
• blacking
• blackballing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trafficking

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, 25 Sep. 2026

The store’s owner, 40-year-old Amer Alowdi, was indicted for allegedly trafficking narcotics in 2022, officials said. — Anthony Cusumano, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

By comparison, a total of 1,340 people were sentenced for a federal drug trafficking offense involving a drug overdose between fiscal years 2019 to 2023, according to a 2025 report from the US Sentencing Commission. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 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

Nanhoe is now facing federal charges in Miami of smuggling goods from the United States, delivering firearms to a common carrier without providing notice and trafficking in firearms. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Under the policy, trafficking concerns must now go through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which controls the children’s custody, raising fears legitimate cases will be missed or delayed. — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 16 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