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

Over 12 hours, the front office executed five trades that sent six major leaguers — Luis Arraez, Heliot Ramos, Robbie Ray, Tyler Mahle, Caleb Kilian, Erik Miller — to various contenders. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

For decades, buying stocks has meant going through brokers, waiting for trades to settle, and limited trading when stock markets are closed. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 4 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

Their trades from life before the camps are flourishing through small businesses. — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026

Organizations like The Home Depot, Lowe's and others have made significant investments in skilled trades and contractor education, helping raise awareness and expand access. — Jenny Nail, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Verb

Here, the classic espresso martini trades its traditional coffee-forward notes for the warm, roasted depth of hojicha. — Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The 27-year-old was the likeliest candidate to be the team’s starting second baseman if, as expected, San Francisco trades Luis Arraez before Monday’s deadline. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

So whatever trades the Angels do make will likely be, at least in part, with the goal of remaining competitive in 2027. — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 27 July 2026

With guests including Tanya Tucker, T Bone Burnett, and Josh Homme, the country star’s seventh album trades the pop sheen of recent releases for rootsy, candidly autobiographical songwriting. — Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026

And even net of its recent declines, Palantir trades at a material premium to its software peer group — and well above its own historical EV/sales average. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Front Beach is close enough to downtown for an easy swim between meals, while Halibut Point State Park, a short drive away, trades village charm for granite quarries. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Circe trades seduction for something darker When Odysseus’ men encounter Circe in Homer’s poem, the goddess drugs them and turns them into pigs. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Andrew Garfield trades modern superheroes for medieval revolution in the trailer for The Uprising, Paul Greengrass’ historical drama inspired by England’s 1381 peasant revolt. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026