Synonyms for swap
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Trade — to exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else)
trade, exchange, switch, replace, interchange, flip, shift, substitute, transpose, counterchange
Definitions
- v. 1
To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
Related words
- Word family
- swappable swapling
- Phrases
- swap out swap meet swap over swap places cookie swap full swap hard swap language swap
- Other spellings
- swop
Forms
- Past participle
- swapped
e.g. swapped → traded, exchanged, switched, replaced…
Example sentences
- trade Abraham Lincoln's father was a carpenter by trade.
- exchange Our exchange students are leaving Japan next week.
- switch I don't switch on the light in my studio at night.
- replace She wanted to replace her old vase with a new one.
- speed Let's see if we can speed up the process a little.
- fly The left fielder ran hard and caught the long fly.
By length
- 3 letters
- fly1, tap1
- 4 letters
- bang1, flip1, slap1, zoom1, flap1, pelt1
- 5 letters
- trade1, speed1, shift1, pound1, knock1, whack1, troak
- 6 letters
- switch1, thwack
- 7 letters
- replace2
- 8 letters
- exchange2
- 9 letters
- transpose2
- 10 letters
- substitute3
- 11 letters
- interchange3
- 13 letters
- counterchange
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (replace2 = 2 syllables).