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

And the trades for Josh Doan and Bowen Byram stick out in a positive way, too. —Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Instead, short interest in stocks including Micron and Qualcomm remains near multiyear highs, suggesting some investors see the latest weakness as the beginning of a more meaningful crack in one of Wall Street’s hottest trades. —Yun Li, CNBC, 20 May 2026

Bresnahan, meanwhile, has faced scrutiny over stock trades that critics argue undercut his previous support for congressional trading bans, an issue that featured prominently during his successful 2024 campaign. —Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026

Also like Hyperliquid, Variational’s trading app Omni offers a vault of assets that act as a counterparty to user trades, called Omni Liquidity Provider, or OLP. —Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 20 May 2026

Goodwill of North Georgia offers certifications in different trades, such as construction, as well as commercial driver's licenses. —Leondra Head, CBS News, 20 May 2026

The trades were primarily conducted on March 23 and April 7, according to the initial report. —Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Midwest states also enjoy doling out tax breaks to lure data centers, which offer meaningful construction trades jobs. —Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026

San Francisco under Buster Posey has shown a willingness to make big trades. —Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Verb

Any team that trades for Giannis is likely going to want a long-term commitment from him to give up the players and draft picks needed to acquire him. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026

Hermes currently trades at 33 times forward earnings, compared to 31 for Kering, 24 for Richemont and 20 for LVMH. —Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 13 May 2026

For one, hopes of a hiring boom and surging salaries hinge on the fate of the volatile AI industry, and trades workers involved in data center construction have no guarantee of a permanent job once their share of the work wraps up. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 May 2026

The result is an Amadeus that trades prestige-period stiffness for something far more sensual, chaotic, and alive. —Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 11 May 2026

The news drove a double-digit spike in shares, but even then, the stock still trades at less than 12 times AFFO. —Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026

Just 20 minutes east of Asheville, this small town has a similar creative energy and food scene, but trades the big-city buzz for a more relaxed, intimate pace. —Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026

Now trades again will matter, will have to matter. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026

Some critics argue that the clean energy transition simply trades one dependency for another, shifting reliance from fossil fuels controlled by unstable actors to supply chains heavily concentrated in China. —Jennifer Granholm, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026