SWINGS Synonyms: 175 Similar and Opposite Words

swings 1 of 2

noun

plural of swing

as in movements

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as in shifts

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swings

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swing

as in deviates

to change one's course or direction thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection swing right at James St.

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as in turns

to change the course or direction of (something) at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort

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as in handles

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs

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as in rotates

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball don't let the wind swing that gate shut

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as in hangs

to place on an elevated point without support from below beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair

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as in affords

to have enough money for I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swings

Noun

The swings have a black metal frame, black metal swing arms, a fabric canopy and a padded brown seat cushion, the report states. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Head to any tennis court to try to get some swings in and one’s sure to see plenty of people playing pickleball, a combination of badminton, ping pong and tennis that sees players swing small paddles on a short court. —

Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025

Verb

The thought swings through her, like a burning stick through night air. —

Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026 In one sequence, Atlas shifts its weight and swings its leg forward to guide a ball smoothly across the floor. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026 DeGrom threw Neto a first-pitch fastball over the middle and Neto, who often swings at the first pitch, hammered it. —

Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 May 2026 When Bz points north, Earth’s field resists it; when Bz swings south, the two fields connect, allowing plasma to stream in. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Pitchers also know Kwan almost never swings at the first pitch. —

Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 May 2026 When Kenobi surrenders and Vader swings his blade through Kenobi’s chest, Kenobi disappears. —

Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 The public discussion still swings between utopian promise and apocalyptic dread. —

Barry R. Davis, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 The backrest swings forward and folds all the way down flat to extend the seat into a double bed. —

New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swings

Noun

Whatever the account, these are poems that have not simply endured time, but have mastered it, capturing it in their movements, their tides.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
And its use of initiatives to restrict immigration has served as an inspiration to right-wing movements in Europe.

— Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026