/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of black market Find synonyms for: Noun1. black market, marketusage: people who engage in illicit trade2. black market, market, marketplace, market placeusage: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controlsVerb1. run, black market, trade, merchandiseusage: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquorAdjective1. bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled, illegal (vs. legal)usage: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sumptuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language