" deal "

1: a considerable amount;

  * e.g., " ... there is a great deal of waste in government "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abundance,

•  barrel,

•  basketful,

•  boatload,

•  bucket,

•  bunch,

•  bundle,

•  bushel,

•  carload,

•  chunk,

•  dozen,

•  fistful,

•  gobs,

•  good deal,

•  heap,

•  hundred,

•  lashings,

•  loads,

•  lot,

•  mass,

•  mess,

•  mountain,

•  much,

•  multiplicity,

•  myriad,

•  oodles,

•  pack,

•  passel,

•  peck,

•  pile,

•  plateful,

•  plenitude,

•  plentitude,

•  plenty,

•  pot,

•  potful,

•  profusion,

•  quantity,

•  raft,

•  reams,

•  scads,

•  sheaf,

•  shipload,

•  sight,

•  slew,

•  spate,

•  stack,

•  store,

•  ton,

•  truckload,

•  volume,

•  wad,

•  wealth,

•  yard

•  Antonyms : 

•  ace,

•  bit,

•  dab,

•  dram,

•  driblet,

•  glimmer,

•  handful,

•  hint,

•  lick,

•  little,

•  mite,

•  mouthful,

•  nip,

•  ounce,

•  peanuts,

•  pinch,

•  pittance,

•  scruple,

•  shade,

•  shadow,

•  smidgen,

•  speck,

•  spot,

•  sprinkle,

•  sprinkling,

•  strain,

•  streak,

•  suspicion,

•  tad,

•  taste,

•  touch,

•  trace

1: an arrangement about action to be taken;

  * e.g., " ... we made a deal to cooperate on the next assignment "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accord,

•  agreement,

•  bargain,

•  compact,

•  contract,

•  convention,

•  covenant,

•  disposition,

•  pact,

•  settlement,

•  understanding

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price;

  * e.g., " ... we closed the deal for the house last week "

•  Synonyms : 

•  sale,

•  trade,

•  transaction

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation;

  * e.g., " ... if the other party backs out of the deal after it's signed, you can sue "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bond,

•  contract,

•  covenant,

•  guarantee,

•  guaranty,

•  surety,

•  warranty

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a considerable amount;

  * e.g., " ... he knows a good deal about the current situation in Africa "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abundance,

•  barrel,

•  basketful,

•  boatload,

•  bucket,

•  bunch,

•  bundle,

•  bushel,

•  carload,

•  chunk,

•  deal,

•  dozen,

•  fistful,

•  gobs,

•  heap,

•  hundred,

•  lashings,

•  loads,

•  lot,

•  mass,

•  mess,

•  mountain,

•  much,

•  multiplicity,

•  myriad,

•  oodles,

•  pack,

•  passel,

•  peck,

•  pile,

•  plateful,

•  plenitude,

•  plentitude,

•  plenty,

•  pot,

•  potful,

•  profusion,

•  quantity,

•  raft,

•  reams,

•  scads,

•  sheaf,

•  shipload,

•  sight,

•  slew,

•  spate,

•  stack,

•  store,

•  ton,

•  truckload,

•  volume,

•  wad,

•  wealth,

•  yard

•  Antonyms : 

•  ace,

•  bit,

•  dab,

•  dram,

•  driblet,

•  glimmer,

•  handful,

•  hint,

•  lick,

•  little,

•  mite,

•  mouthful,

•  nip,

•  ounce,

•  peanuts,

•  pinch,

•  pittance,

•  scruple,

•  shade,

•  shadow,

•  smidgen,

•  speck,

•  spot,

•  sprinkle,

•  sprinkling,

•  strain,

•  streak,

•  suspicion,

•  tad,

•  taste,

•  touch,

•  trace

1: unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this;

  * e.g., " ... customers affected by the increase in the service fee complained they were getting a raw deal "

•  Synonyms : 

•  disservice,

•  inequity,

•  injury,

•  injustice,

•  shaft,

•  unfairness,

•  unjustness,

•  wrong

•  Antonyms : 

•  equitableness,

•  equity,

•  fairness,

•  justice

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

  * e.g., " ... that store deals in used furniture "

•  Synonyms : 

•  trade,

•  traffic

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase;

  * e.g., " ... you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bargain,

•  chaffer,

•  dicker,

•  haggle,

•  horse-trade,

•  negotiate,

•  palter

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to offer for sale to the public;

  * e.g., " ... the company deals in virtually all types of insurance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  market,

•  merchandise,

•  put up,

•  retail,

•  sell,

•  vend

•  Antonyms : 

•  buy,

•  purchase

1: to give out (something) to appropriate individuals;

  * e.g., " ... aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim "

•  Synonyms : 

•  administer,

•  allocate,

•  apportion,

•  dispense,

•  distribute,

•  dole out,

•  hand out,

•  mete (out),

•  parcel (out),

•  portion,

•  prorate

•  Antonyms : 

•  misallocate

1: to behave toward in a stated way;

  * e.g., " ... it's important to deal with others fairly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act (toward),

•  be (to),

•  handle,

•  serve,

•  treat,

•  use

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to have (something) as a subject matter;

  * e.g., " ... this textbook deals with the history of France "

•  Synonyms : 

•  concern,

•  cover,

•  pertain (to),

•  treat (of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in exchange (for), trade (for);

•  Synonyms : 

•  barter (for),

•  dicker (over),

•  exchange (for),

•  haggle (for),

•  negotiate (about),

•  trade (for),

•  finance,

•  pay (for),

•  spring (for),

•  bargain (with),

•  chaffer (with),

•  horse-trade (with),

•  palter (with),

•  acquire,

•  gain,

•  garner,

•  get,

•  obtain,

•  procure,

•  secure,

•  win,

•  bid,

•  offer,

•  buy,

•  cop,

•  pick up,

•  purchase,

•  take,

•  rebuy,

•  repurchase

•  Antonyms : 

•  deal (in),

•  market,

•  merchandise,

•  retail,

•  sell,

•  vend

1: to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase;

  * e.g., " ... We managed to cut a deal with the landlord in which we will be allowed to adopt a furry friend in exchange for an increase in rent. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bargain,

•  chaffer,

•  deal,

•  dicker,

•  haggle,

•  horse-trade,

•  negotiate,

•  palter

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)