TRADES Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

trades 1 of 2

noun

plural of trade

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

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as in crafts

an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands a youth eager to learn the trade of cabinetmaking

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as in professions

the activity by which one regularly makes a living writing is my trade

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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

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trades

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trade

as in deals

to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property the U.S. agreed to trade with China

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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

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Recent Examples of trades

Noun

Kalshi referred the suspicious trades to its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and to the Justice Department, the sources said. —

Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 3 June 2026 Kalshi also reported the trades to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a federal regulatory body that has vowed to crack down on insider trading in prediction marketplaces. —

Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Kalshi detected Santos' trades, froze his account and referred the case to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Department of Justice, according to a person familiar with Kalshi's investigation who was not authorized to speak publicly. —

Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 June 2026 The Rams famously are more willing to build out the core of their team by making blockbuster trades involving high value draft selections. —

Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 MacFarland and the Avs made a historic number of in-season trades for a contending team a year ago. —

Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 June 2026 One of those trades was totally expected; the other came as a bit of a surprise. —

Jim Reineking, USA Today, 2 June 2026 Attendance diminished in recent years as the Wizards tore down their roster in the hopes of accumulating draft picks in trades and losing enough games to win early picks via the annual draft lottery. —

Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 May 2026 The company pitches the feature as a way for traders to automate investment decisions, such as having an agent monitor specific industries and make trades, or rebalancing an existing portfolio. —

Emma Roth, The Verge, 27 May 2026

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Jim is now eyeing the opportunity to recoup some shares, especially if the stock trades even lower than its current levels. —

Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 4 June 2026 He-Man trades his mystical sword for Skeletor's hand. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 June 2026 Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing investors to buy, sell or transfer it at virtually any time. —

Sharon Wu, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The same few voices lead every conversation, and everyone else trades challenge for caution. —

Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Or is there a chance Davidson trades away Korchinski, Del Mastro or another young defender? —

Scott Powers, New York Times, 1 June 2026 The company, which trades under the stock ticker GLUE, has seen its shares surge nearly 400% over the past year. —

Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 The Marlins would need to take on enormous amounts of money in free agency and trades to reach a hypothetical $171 million floor. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trades

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The result is more messages and fewer real exchanges, and people turning to AI as their friend and confidant.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
When Krick and Stagg enter the command boardroom to present their opposing cases mere hours before a decision must be made, the film slips into a type of courtroom drama of stormy exchanges from the benches, with both Stagg and Krick pulling out all the stops to get their forecasts approved.

— Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026