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

At the property once considered the Studio 54 of Miami, the revamp trades flash for discretion and whoopee for extensive wellness programming. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

The obvious trades — oil majors, tankers, Gulf energy producers — are already priced in. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Last year, the Celtics lost four members of their 2024 championship team (Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday to trades; Al Horford and Luke Kornet in free agency) in moves aimed at pushing the team below the second apron of the luxury tax. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026

Klement suggested that recent weakness reflects investors rotating into AI trades rather than deteriorating defense fundamentals. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026

In a conference hall near the entrance, 16 trainees settle into plastic chairs for an introductory presentation on solar installation, a course launched this year as Buildher expands into additional technical trades. — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026

James could bring a nightly buzz to the United Center that was mostly quiet the final months following the trades of Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

The trades for Markstrom and Schmid all but assuredly put an end to any chance of the Panthers retaining Sergei Bobrovsky, who is slated to become a free agent when the market opens at noon Wednesday. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

As for the Ball and Bridges trades, the early grades have been positive for the Hornets from most national pundits. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

Verb

Heavier platform trades some mobility for greater sustained firepower. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Strip out the one-time items, and the stock trades around 14x this year’s underlying earnings. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 July 2026

The engineer built an agent that trades BNB sell signals, picked mainnet and connected a third-party model. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Circle’s stock slipped 13% after the announcement and now trades at $66 per share. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Living your best SouthPark life Ultimately, leaning into SouthPark can be an evolution, one that trades off a bit of the city's hustle and bustle for a quieter presentation of urban life. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026

In Taurus, however, the red planet trades speed for stamina. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Winnipeg can’t win by making the signings and trades the way the Panthers do. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Wildlife enthusiasts find a different rhythm through AmaWaterways’ Africa Safaris & Wildlife Cruises, one that trades itinerary sprinting for long, watchful hours on the water. — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026