Synonyms of exchanges

exchanges 1 of 2

noun

plural of exchange

1

as in swaps

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another

exchanges of commemorative pins are common among Olympic athletes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swaps
• trades
• dealings
• barters
• trucks
• trade-offs
• commutations
• transactions
• substitutions
• deals
• dickers
• bargains
• back-and-forths
• negotiations
• replacements
• quid pro quos
• reciprocations
• horse trades
• recompenses
• logrollings
• requitals

2

as in conversations

talking or a talk between two or more people

we had a brief exchange with the pastor as we passed him on the way out of church

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conversations
• discussions
• converses
• chats
• discourses
• dialogues
• banters
• debates
• colloquies
• repartees
• railleries
• small talk
• chaff
• babbles
• chatter
• cross fires
• symposia
• conferences
• persiflages
• table talk
• gabfests
• roundtables
• parleys
• prattles
• round-robins
• natters
• prates
• palavers
• confabulations
• deliberations
• chitchats
• raps
• gossip
• give-and-takes
• chin-wag

exchanges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of exchange

as in trades

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

I'd like to exchange this sweater for one in a larger size

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swaps
• trades
• substitutes
• changes
• switches
• shifts
• replaces
• commutes
• interchanges
• supersedes
• yields
• displaces
• reciprocates
• surrenders
• cedes
• hands over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exchanges

Noun

In highly unusual exchanges, two former Connecticut House speakers are blasting a Democratic state legislator who is running for governor in next week’s primary. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

The group, unveiling Thursday, is primarily made up of professional bettors with prominent social media presences who actively use many of the top prediction market exchanges, including Kalshi. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Hackers can alter the prescribed sequence of message exchanges in a way that bypasses authentication requirements. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026

Others may be directed to questionable cryptocurrency exchanges, investment platforms or digital tokens promoted by the course operator. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The Biden administration viewed cryptocurrency as an avenue for fraud and destabilizing traditional finance, and initiated enforcement actions against exchanges and coins. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

No wonder the new York head coach cut quite the forlorn figure on the touchline during the closing exchanges, even allowing for his post-match words of defiance for the boo boys. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

But unlike Washington’s courses, China’s are bundled with cameras, platforms, and judicial exchanges that make the rest of its architecture stick. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Keith Humphreys, a Stanford psychiatry and behavioral-sciences professor and a former adviser to President Obama, supports needle exchanges and opposes the widespread jailing of users. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Verb

Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth. — C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026

The group exchanges little looks. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026

Bessent insists the rescue isn’t a bailout because under the currency swap agreement Argentina exchanges pesos for dollars. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

Miami field goal After each team exchanges punts, Miami’s Carter Davis kicks a 41-yard field goal to get UM back within four of Louisville. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025

Tole works for a company that exchanges commercial frying oil and was parked in a loading dock area of a hotel. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025