Antonyms for
deal
An indefinite quantity or amount
0 antonyms 4 letters

No Antonyms Found for Deal

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All Definitions for Deal

Below are all the dictionary definitions of deal:

1An indefinite quantity or amount
2A lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
3To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
4To administer or give out, as in small portions.
5: To take action with regard to someone or something.
6To distribute cards to the players in a game.
7Deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
8To pitch.
9To have dealings or business.
10To conduct oneself, to behave.
11To trade professionally (followed by in).
12To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
13To be concerned with.
14To handle, to manage, to cope.
15The distribution of cards to players
16A player's turn for this.
17A particular instance of trading (buying or selling
18Exchanging
19Bartering)
20A transaction.
21A transaction offered which is financially beneficial
22A bargain.
23An agreement between parties
24An arrangement.
25A situation, occasion, or event.
26A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
27A personality trait, especially a negative one, and the underlying cause of it.
28Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
29A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
30Made of deal.
31A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
32To take action
33To act.
34An act of dealing or sharing out.
35A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.
36A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3752).
37A borough on the Jersey Shore, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, named after the Kentish town.
38An unincorporated community near Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
39A surname.

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Common antonyms for deal. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

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About antonyms for deal

Finding the right antonym for deal helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "An indefinite quantity or amount", deal has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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