Synonyms of trades

trades 1 of 2

noun

plural of trade

1

as in exchanges

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another

when the other team unexpectedly offered to hand over its top pitcher for our star shortstop, our coach agreed to the trade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exchanges
• swaps
• dealings
• trucks
• barters
• dickers
• deals
• commutations
• trade-offs
• transactions
• bargains
• quid pro quos
• substitutions
• negotiations
• replacements
• back-and-forths
• reciprocations
• horse trades
• recompenses
• logrollings
• requitals

2

as in crafts

an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands

a youth eager to learn the trade of cabinetmaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crafts
• arts
• skills
• handicrafts
• handcrafts
• occupations
• professions
• métiers
• vocations
• callings
• metiers

3

as in professions

the activity by which one regularly makes a living

writing is my trade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• professions
• occupations
• vocations
• works
• employments
• lines
• callings
• games
• jobs
• tasks
• lays
• positions
• missions
• businesses
• livelihoods
• assignments
• places
• arts
• enterprises
• crafts
• calls
• situations
• duties
• gigs
• fields
• offices
• handicrafts
• lifeworks
• engagements
• livings
• functions
• appointments
• loads
• rackets
• métiers
• metiers
• handcrafts
• billets
• posts
• berths
• workloads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pursuits
• hobbies
• avocations

4

as in sales

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

the trade of all of her holdings in the company just before the stock plunged in value immediately aroused suspicions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sales
• transactions
• deals
• purchases
• auctions
• negotiations
• bargains
• buys
• steals
• clearances
• fairs
• silent auctions
• haggles
• fire sales
• closeouts
• garage sales
• yard sales
• tag sales
• rummage sales
• jumble sales

trades

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trade

1

as in deals

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

the U.S. agreed to trade with China

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deals
• sells
• negotiates
• exchanges
• swaps
• smuggles
• traffics
• purchases
• bargains
• auctions
• transacts
• barters
• markets
• buys
• merchandises
• merchandizes
• supplies
• retails
• resells
• horse-trades
• wholesales
• fences
• black-markets
• invests
• corners
• distributes
• peddles
• takes
• fair-trades
• rebuys
• monopolizes
• picks up
• engrosses
• speculates
• day-trades
• vends
• undersells
• bootlegs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blacks
• boycotts
• blackballs

2

as in swaps

to give up (something) and take something else in return

I'll trade my chocolate chip cookie for your bag of chips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exchanges
• swaps
• substitutes
• changes
• switches
• shifts
• replaces
• commutes
• interchanges
• supersedes
• displaces
• yields
• surrenders
• reciprocates
• hands over
• cedes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trades

Noun

Headlines are one thing, but market realities, leverage, algorithmic trades cascading upon one another, and risk appetite continue to dominate what happens in the day-to-day or the crypto sector. —Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025

Risk-on momentum trades like crypto, once untouchable, are also losing steam. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025

Too early for panic, too early for trades, too early for rankings, too early for conclusions. —Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

The laundries provided a means for first-generation family members to pursue other trades thanks to prosperous business, according to the historical society. —Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025

Preller is also no stranger to blockbuster trades, perpetually willing to sacrifice his farm system to acquire win-now pieces. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025

Without guardrails, even a handful of poorly sized trades can erode months of progress. —Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025

The classic Vans jazz stripe trades clean leather for frayed, multicolor tweed, a direct nod to Chanel’s signature fabric. —Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025

Decorated former All-Stars, fireballing relievers, and useful utility players, all gone in a feverish streak of trades to clear the path to a messy rebuild. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

Verb

Following psychic researchers in search of spirits in a New England house with a tragic past, The Haunting trades leering ghouls and jump scares for atmosphere and suggestion, cultivating a cloud of dread that hangs like a heavy blanket over audiences. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025

MassLive's Christopher Smith detailed how Anthony's role on the Red Sox will change depending on different potential offseason outfielder trades the team could make. —Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

Cisco trades for 17 times next year's earnings estimates, nearly half that of Nvidia's multiple, per FactSet data. —John Melloy, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025

When can trades and free agency begin? —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025

But Denver native Garrett trades simplistic politics for provocative psychological drama. —John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, trades for quarterbacks during the season are equally as rare. —Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

Spirit Halloween trades iconic character names for more generic ones. —Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025

Luca Guadagnino) Guadagnino’s second entry on the list trades the Italian countryside for 1950s Mexico City. —Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025