Synonyms of commuted

commuted

verb

past tense of commute

as in exchanged

to give up (something) and take something else in return

commuting foreign currency to domestic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exchanged
• swapped
• traded
• substituted
• changed
• switched
• replaced
• shifted
• superseded
• interchanged
• displaced
• ceded
• surrendered
• yielded
• reciprocated
• handed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commuted

Vignali’s sentence was commuted by President Clinton on his last day in office; Becerra acknowledged calling the White House several times to discuss the possibility of Vignali’s release. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Her attorneys have asked for her sentence to be commuted to life in prison without parole. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Sixty years ago, hall of famer Wilt Chamberlain famously lived in a Manhattan apartment on Central Park West and commuted to Philadelphia for games and practices during his tenures with the Philadelphia Warriors and 76ers. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Another woman, Gaile Owens, was held in the same facility as Pike for those three years before her death sentence was ultimately commuted, but the two never had contact, court filings show. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Pavese appealed for clemency, and his sister even wrote directly to Mussolini; his sentence was commuted after less than eight months. — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

For example, Jason Galanis, who pled guilty to defrauding the Oglala Sioux Nation, had paid just over $2 million of his $80 million restitution before his sentence was commuted and the restitution erased in 2025. — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

He was released about a year early, in 2021, after his sentence was commuted for helping fight Oregon wildfires in 2020 under a prison firefighting program. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

Several assistant coaches who planned to go with Kiffin to LSU stayed on with the Rebels and commuted back and forth. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026