Synonyms for commute
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Switch
change, switch, exchange, shift, convert, substitute, interchange
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
to commute market rents for a premium
- v. 2
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
to commute the daily toll for a year's pass
Related words
- Word family
- commutability commutable commutation commutative
Forms
- Past participle
- commuted
e.g. commuted → changed, switched, exchanged, shifted…
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To commute is to put something easier, lighter, milder, or in some way more favorable in place of that which is commuted; as, to commute capital punishment to imprisonment for life; to commute daily fares on a railway to a monthly payment.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| commute | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- shift1
- 6 letters
- change1, switch1
- 7 letters
- convert2, permute2
- 8 letters
- exchange2
- 9 letters
- transpose2
- 10 letters
- substitute3, compensate3
- 11 letters
- interchange3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (convert2 = 2 syllables).