DEALT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

dealt

verb

past tense of deal

as in traded

to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property that store deals in used furniture

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as in negotiated

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price

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Recent Examples of dealt Nesmith was dealt a flagrant foul, but not before some pushing and shoving broke out. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 To fans, that was the most consequential part of the historic punishment dealt by the NBA, which commissioned a year-long investigation that determined the Clippers committed audacious levels of salary cap circumvention. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The Hornets dealt star point LaMelo Ball to Minnesota after the season in the deal that brought Reid to Charlotte. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 And Fortes was a fourth-round pick by the Marlins in 2018 who played in parts of five seasons with Miami from 2021-2025 before being dealt to the Rays at the 2025 trade deadline. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The Mets dealt him to the Rays at the trade deadline just a few months ago, leading to the serendipitous matchup. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 William Contreras was coming off an All-Star season when Atlanta dealt him to Milwaukee as part of a December 2022 three-team trade in which the Braves also acquired Sean Murphy from the Athletics. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 But in a similar move to the substantial losses that Iran had been dealt by the US and Israel earlier in the war, the Houthis chose asymmetric targets. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026 In August, Cunningham dealt for Gervon Dexter and promptly signed him to an extension. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026

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Shares have traded lower after each of its last four reports and our technical levels have been able to guide us to profits.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Zero-day options are option contracts that expire at the end of the same day they are traded.

— Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of traded

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That money, alders who negotiated with Stonepeak insist, is — and was from the start — meant to reduce Chicago’s massive pension deficit.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
On the one hand, the relief came through energy, when Washington granted a series of short-term waivers that kept the NIS refinery running while Hungary’s MOL negotiated to buy out the Russian stake.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiated

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Ganga is going through a divorce that requires the home to be sold.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
For resale platforms, like Vestiaire Collective, that are founded on the principles of buyer and seller trust, the challenge isn’t only to determine whether a luxury good is genuine, but whether it can legally be sold.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sold

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Something like this wouldn’t happen in the major pro leagues, since eligibility rules are collectively bargained between leagues and unions and are thus exempt from antitrust scrutiny.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The Jefferson County Education Association bargained the provisions after Evergreen became the district's third school shooting, following Columbine High School in 1999 and Deer Creek Middle School in 2010.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bargained

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The candidates have clashed on the issue as consumers complained about the high costs.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
The two sides have clashed mightily over data centers, which are broadly unpopular with the public and which the No campaign says could make a bid for the streamlined permitting process, something the Yes side strenuously denies.

— Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026