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

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
• lays
• tasks
• positions
• missions
• businesses
• livelihoods
• assignments
• places
• arts
• enterprises
• crafts
• calls
• situations
• duties
• gigs
• fields
• offices
• handicrafts
• lifeworks
• engagements
• livings
• functions
• appointments
• loads
• rackets
• métiers
• 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
• barters
• transacts
• markets
• buys
• merchandises
• supplies
• retails
• resells
• horse-trades
• fences
• wholesales
• 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

The Giants got significantly younger after making five trades that sent away six major leaguers at last week’s trade deadline. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Over time, as players bluff, bargain, and make increasingly dubious trades, trust starts to erode, more and more adverse selection happens — and the game descends into a kind of joyful chaos. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026

The shift is also showing up in the kinds of trades the platforms can handle. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Market volatility in July reminded investors of the risks tied to increasingly crowded trades powered by the artificial intelligence boom and a massive run in semiconductor shares. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

In his this case, the Angels’ recent trades stripped down the bullpen, leaving Anderson to pitch in a more important spot. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026

The team has three goalies, nine defencemen and 15 forwards vying for 23 roster spots, meaning trades or waivers will be part of the plan over the next six weeks. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

That's because he has been heavily involved in the construction and trades programs at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus. — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Fundamentals Arista trades at a premium valuation, but that premium is supported by exceptional margins and above-industry revenue growth. — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

But roughly $30 million is coming off the books via free agency and trades the Royals made. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026

The Stoxx 600 now trades at a valuation of 15 times forward earnings, the smallest discount to the S&P 500 in four years. — Sagarika Jaisinghani, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Circle, the sector's flagship listing, priced at $31 in June 2025, peaked at a closing $263 within weeks, and trades near $63 today, down 76% from that peak even while remaining a double from the IPO. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Kyle Stowers has drawn interest (reportedly from Houston and others); the Marlins have been listening, but as of Monday morning, a Hicks deal was viewed as more likely than a Stowers deal, if Miami trades either, a source said. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Assuming San Francisco trades Arraez, one Giant who stands to receive more opportunities is infielder Osleivis Basabe, who has put on quite the power display over the last 24 hours. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026

Now the director trades free-floating dread for political intrigue in ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner,’ a feudal-era murder mystery about power, responsibility and self-knowledge. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026