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deal

[deel] / dil /
NOUN
agreement, bargain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accord arrangement compromise contract pact pledge transaction
STRONG
buy conception prearrangement understanding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial disagreement dissension refusal
WEAK
misunderstanding
NOUN
amount, share
Synonyms
STRONGEST
transaction
STRONG
abundance degree distribution extent plenty plethora portion quantity shake superabundance
Antonyms
STRONG
few lack little need scarcity want
WEAK
disagreement misunderstanding
NOUN
distribution of playing cards
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appointment game opportunity
STRONG
chance hand round
WEAK
cut and shuffle fresh start
Antonyms
WEAK
disagreement misunderstanding
VERB
do business
Synonyms
STRONGEST
handle negotiate sell trade
STRONG
bargain barter bicker dicker stock swap traffic treat
WEAK
buy and sell hammer out deal horse-trade knock down price work out deal
Antonyms
STRONG
agree
WEAK
deny hold keep refuse
VERB
distribute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give participate
STRONG
administer allot apportion assign bestow deliver disburse dispense disperse disseminate divide divvy drop impart inflict measure partake partition render reward share strike
WEAK
come across with dish out dole out fork out fork over hand out mete out
Antonyms
STRONG
attach collect combine conceal gather hold join keep refuse retain take unite withhold
WEAK
deny

Example Sentences

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Central banks know how to deal with too much demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Wrack said: "We have a masculinity crisis brewing in our schools. Teachers desperately need increased support to deal with this new frontier of behaviour management."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

This tentative deal is a promising signal that the Writers Guild could avoid a strike after 2023’s historic work stoppage that lasted 148 days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The tech giant is pursuing new research avenues that the company hopes will put its AI models on par with rivals, after inking a reworked deal with ChatGPT parent OpenAI in 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

I couldn’t deal with randos right now, so I tapped on Lorren’s name and scrolled up.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.