Did you buy it on the black market?
Source: tatoeba (16551)
Market
/ˈmɑɹkɪt/
Synonyms for "market" (261 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (53)
Noun(18 words)
marketplacemartadvertisearabyaudiencebarnstormbazaarbazaarsbazarbrandbrand green backgroundbrandscampaigningcampaignschanarcommercialcommercializingcommodity exchange
Verb(8 words)
Strong matches (78)
Noun(26 words)
consumer basecurrent pricecustomer basedealdemande-marketeconomic marketemporiumsequilibrium priceexchangesferiafood marketgoing pricegrocerygrocery storelaunching bandlistingmarket placemarket programmarket-focused
Show 6 more words
convert into cashcooperativecountinghousecustomcut underdeal indealingdealingsdemanddepartment storedime storediscount storedow-jones industrial averagedumpeffect a saleemporiumestablishmentexchangeexpositionfair
Show 30 more words
Adjective(1 words)
economic evaluation
Verb(1 words)
Related words (130)
merchandisemerchandisingmerchantrymovemultilateral tradeopen marketoutletpatronagepeddlepiazzaplaceplazapostpublicpublishpurchasing publicreciprocal traderesellrestraint of traderetail
Show 71 more words
retail storeretailingrialtorural marketsacrificesalesalessalonsellsell offsell on consignmentsell outsell oversell retailsell shortsell upsell wholesalesellingshiftshopshopping centershopping mallshopping plazashowshowroomsmall businessspotty marketsquarestaplesteady marketstiff marketstockstock marketstock price indexstorestreet marketstrong marketsuburban marketsupermarketthe business worldthe marketthe marketplaceticker markettie intie-intop-heavy markettradetrade fairtrade intraffictraffic intruckturn into moneyturn overturnoverundercutundersellunilateral tradeunloadunsteady marketvariety storevendwall streetwarehouseweak marketwholesalewholesale housewholesalingwholesomewindow-shopyouth market
Verb(13 words)
Noun(24 words)
merchandisesmerchandizingpackagingpositionprice levelproduce marketpromotepromote onlinepromotingpublicized findingssalablesecurities industrysegment-focusedsellsellableswaptargetedteaching suppliestradetrade exchange
Adjective(2 words)
new furniture marketretail foodstuff
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: marketplace, mart, advertise, advertised, advertises.
- Sentence evidence is available for market, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "market".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "market"
Keep "market" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "market" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "market", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "market" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
More specific
26 entriesadvertisingasking pricebrandingfarmers marketflea marketlist pricemarket-basedmarket-drivenmarket-focusedmarket-orientedmarket-readymarket-segmentedmarket-targetedmarketableniche marketonline market
Showing 16 of 26 words.
Collocations
14 entriesmarket economymarket forcesmarket goodsmarket pricemarket productsmarket researchmarket sharemarket to consumersmarket trendsmarket valuemarket-drivenopen marketretail pricespot price
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
13 entriesTranslations
51 translations across 42 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- سُوق noun (gathering for trading)
Bashkir
1 entries- баҙар noun (gathering for trading)
Bavarian German
1 entries- Morkt noun (gathering for trading)
Bulgarian
2 entries- базар noun (gathering for trading)
- пазар noun (gathering for trading)
Catalan
1 entries- mercat noun (gathering for trading)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 市場 /市场 noun (gathering for trading)
Czech
1 entries- trh noun (gathering for trading)
Danish
1 entries- marked noun (gathering for trading)
Dutch
1 entries- markt noun (gathering for trading)
Esperanto
1 entries- bazaro noun (gathering for trading)
Finnish
1 entries- markkinat noun (gathering for trading)
French
1 entries- marché noun (gathering for trading)
Galician
2 entries- feira noun (gathering for trading)
- mercado noun (gathering for trading)
German
1 entries- Markt noun (gathering for trading)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌻 noun (gathering for trading)
Greek
1 entries- αγορά noun (gathering for trading)
Hebrew
1 entries- שוק noun (gathering for trading)
Hungarian
1 entries- vásár noun (gathering for trading)
Indonesian
1 entries- pasar noun (gathering for trading)
Ingrian
3 entries- laatta noun (gathering for trading)
- markkinat noun (gathering for trading)
- turu noun (gathering for trading)
Irish
1 entries- margadh noun (gathering for trading)
Italian
1 entries- mercato noun (gathering for trading)
Latin
1 entries- macellum noun (gathering for trading)
Latvian
1 entries- tirgus noun (gathering for trading)
Low German
1 entries- Markt noun (gathering for trading)
Malay
1 entries- pasar noun (gathering for trading)
Middle English
1 entries- market noun (gathering for trading)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- بازار noun (gathering for trading)
- سوق noun (gathering for trading)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Moakjt noun (gathering for trading)
Portuguese
1 entries- feira noun (gathering for trading)
Punjabi
2 entries- مَنْڈی noun (gathering for trading)
- ਮੰਡੀ noun (gathering for trading)
Russian
1 entries- я́рмарка noun (gathering for trading)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- fèill noun (gathering for trading)
- margadh noun (gathering for trading)
- margaid noun (gathering for trading)
Sicilian
2 entries- fera noun (gathering for trading)
- mircatu noun (gathering for trading)
Sindhi
1 entries- بزار noun (gathering for trading)
Spanish
1 entries- feria noun (gathering for trading)
Sranan Tongo
1 entries- wowoyo noun (gathering for trading)
Swahili
1 entries- soko noun (gathering for trading)
Swedish
1 entries- marknad noun (gathering for trading)
Tamil
1 entries- சந்தை noun (gathering for trading)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཁྲོམ noun (gathering for trading)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chợ noun (gathering for trading)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
Falling interest rates have stimulated the automobile market.
Source: tatoeba (18464)
How is it going in the fish market?
Source: tatoeba (19340)
Improving corporate performances are behind the stock market recovery.
Source: tatoeba (20730)
Showing 4 of 31 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "market"?
Closest matches include marketplace, mart, advertise, advertised, advertises.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "market"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.