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 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 Finally, market concerns are extending from trading mechanics to core fundamentals. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Two of the highest-ranking law enforcement officials in California are publicly sparring over the integrity of state elections, trading barbs on social media that highlight the fierce partisan divide on the issue heading into the November midterms. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 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 But mapping out who was trading with whom is another, and much more complicated, puzzle entirely, one that is going to require a lot more archaeological evidence. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 The Giants also were down to one left-hander in the bullpen, Sam Hentges, after trading Erik Miller and optioning Reiver Sanmartin. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Brent is now trading at its highest level in almost a month, as traders price in a prolonged disruption to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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Even at the top of the roster, hanging on to Trey Hendrickson rather than dealing him in March.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of dealing

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Land exchanges are common elsewhere in the federal government, but exchanging National Park Service land for private development access is unusual, NOTUS reported, citing a former park service official.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
First, the Huskies mixed it up with some marching band members on the practice field outside of Huskie Stadium, jumping in on a routine and exchanging fight songs, with the players chanting, clapping and pumping their fists during their version.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of exchanging

Verb

The Justice Department⁠ on Wednesday said a federal grand jury indicted two commanders of a powerful Mexican drug cartel, accusing the brothers of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States and committing firearms offenses.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
Long said Mexican drug-trafficking organizations and other criminal groups continue to move large amounts of marijuana across state lines.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of trafficking

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Elite researchers are swapping between rival labs at dizzying speed.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
The researchers believe that pigment manufacturing could benefit from swapping out artificial—and frequently toxic—materials for varying sizes and densities of pterin crystals.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of swapping

Verb

The shift toward cost-efficiency in this round of the AI race is also linked to changing decision-makers within enterprises.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The Charlotte City Council spoke with urgency in July about changing local laws so police could more easily crack down on teen takeovers.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of changing

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Furthermore, relationships themselves teach basic psychological capacities such as regulating emotions, tolerating disappointment, and negotiating differences—skills which therapy is supposed to cultivate.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Iran and Oman are negotiating a deal to temporarily open the strait.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Verb

His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Like the Republican critics of resistance politics, progressive ones depicted it as substituting legal tactics for electoral victories.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026