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• superseded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

The Department of Justice in April acted to vacate the convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and others in the seditious conspiracy case who had their sentences commuted but did not receive pardons. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Accused of murder and sentenced to death, Giovanni avoided the guillotine after his punishment was commuted to hard labor. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Former President Joe Biden ultimately commuted 37 out of 40 federal death sentences. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Scott's death sentence was commuted to life in prison after several appeals, but the 53-year-old has remained behind bars despite questions about the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution during the trial. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Trump later pardoned or commuted the sentences of virtually all defendants involved in the riot. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president’s mass pardons. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

After serving just one match of that ban against Armenia, FIFA’s disciplinary committee commuted the final two games of his suspension to a one-year probation period, citing his historically clean record. — Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Last January, Biden commuted his sentence to 20 months as part of a series of clemency actions that included multiple other Florida residents. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026