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traffic

[traf-ik] / ˈtræf ɪk /
NOUN
coming and going
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freight gridlock influx movement service shipment transit transport transportation travel
STRONG
cartage flux jam passage passengers transfer truckage vehicles
WEAK
parking lot rush hour
Antonyms
STRONGEST
indifference
NOUN
buying and selling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business commerce communication industry trade truck
STRONG
barter closeness communion connection custom dealing dealings doings exchange familiarity interchange intercourse intimacy patronage peddling relations relationship soliciting transactions
WEAK
merchantry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unemployment
STRONG
antagonism disagreement
VERB
buy and sell; do business
Synonyms
STRONG
bargain barter bootleg contact deal dicker exchange fence handle interact interface market moonshine negotiate network peddle push relate shove swap touch trade truck
WEAK
black market connect with deal in have dealings have transaction horse-trade make a deal reach out touch base work out
Antonyms
STRONG
buy conceal hide hold keep pull

Example Sentences

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Outside, the streets of Islamabad are flooded with armed security personnel in military fatigues, traffic diversions and police checkpoints.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

While talks between the US and Iran have raised hopes that the waterway could re-open to ship traffic, analysts have warned that it may take time for energy supplies to normalise.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In one instance, a sheriff’s deputy passed along an arrest report from a traffic stop to ICE.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Iran has told mediators that under that truce, it would restrict traffic in the strait to around a dozen ships a day and charge a toll for safe passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Seven whole cars kept the lonely traffic light company as they waited for green.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry