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 president of the new campus is Tamekia Morris, a passionate advocate for getting more women into skilled trades. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Coherent trades at around 35 times forward earnings, per FactSet, while Lumentum has a multiple of 42. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Teamsters, which represents skilled trades workers, has planned rallies across CSU campuses over the next month. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Its first trades involved securities listed elsewhere; native corporate listings will be the real test. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Remember, the first-round pick due from the Heat to the Hornets to complete the Rozier trades does not convey to Charlotte until June at the earliest. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Instead, Zimbardi allegedly put more than $34 million into risky foreign currency trades and lost a substantial amount of it. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

That includes police, sergeants and other trades, Vogel said. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

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

Verb

Across the Nasdaq 100 universe, the index of large-cap tech companies Anthropic would join post-IPO, the average company trades at roughly 34 times trailing earnings and 25 times forward earnings. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

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

The new collection trades Wilson’s usual boho-meets-Western signature for something even bolder. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

The $289 price target implies roughly 18% upside from where the stock trades today. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Nearby Baía dos Porcos trades Sancho’s broad sweep of sand for a tiny, tide-dependent cove surrounded by dark volcanic formations. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 13 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

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