Synonyms of swipe

swipe 1 of 2

noun

ˈswīp 

as in slap

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

one swipe of a grizzly's paw can do a person in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slap
• blow
• punch
• hit
• knock
• thump
• stroke
• poke
• lick
• whack
• thud
• pound
• smack
• slam
• beat
• spank
• bang
• clip
• switch
• clap
• hook
• chop
• swat
• lash
• kick
• hack
• pick
• smash
• stripe
• bat
• dab
• cuff
• crack
• bop
• bash
• belt
• sock
• buffet
• slug
• fillip
• pelt
• box
• biff
• licking
• rap
• wham
• thwack
• hand
• clout
• knee
• plump
• stinger
• wallop
• pounding
• swing
• bust
• welt
• haymaker
• left
• douse
• counter
• beating
• larrup
• right
• whop
• body blow
• whip
• counterstroke
• sucker punch
• hammering
• shiver
• one-two
• whipping
• counterblow
• uppercut
• roundhouse
• knockdown
• rabbit punch
• counterpunch
• KO
• thrashing
• knockout
• battering
• pummeling
• pasting
• drubbing
• sidewinder
• flogging
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• cruncher
• cudgeling
• walloping
• lambasting
• right-hander
• kayo
• bastinado

swipe

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something

a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the piñata with a stick

spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bump
• slam
• bang
• collide
• smash
• knock
• hit
• ram
• crash
• strike
• impinge
• impact
• glance
• thud
• bash
• skip
• brush
• scrape
• bounce
• contact
• sweep
• touch
• push
• kiss
• skim
• nudge
• rebound
• graze
• shave
• land
• ricochet
• jostle
• muscle
• clunk
• carom
• press
• bulldoze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• skirt

2

as in to slap

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

that car just swiped the fender of our car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slap
• hit
• knock
• punch
• smack
• slam
• strike
• bang
• clap
• clip
• whack
• pound
• bat
• tap
• crack
• kick
• lick
• nail
• shove
• flick
• poke
• box
• swat
• push
• bash
• tag
• jab
• thump
• zap
• hammer
• bludgeon
• clock
• smite
• stab
• paste
• bop
• chop
• slug
• clout
• bob
• thwack
• clobber
• sock
• belt
• rap
• stroke
• wallop
• bump
• slog
• bust
• whale
• biff
• bonk
• hang one on
• beat
• pummel
• slash
• maul
• rough
• stamp
• pepper
• cuff
• mangle
• batter
• buffet
• dump
• lash
• scuff
• lambaste
• knee
• pelt
• bung
• jostle
• drub
• deck
• butt
• whip
• switch
• cream
• fell
• floor
• bunt
• lace
• pommel
• spear
• cane
• prod
• level
• club
• brain
• cudgel
• knock down
• sap
• bowl (down or over)
• bean
• flail
• conk
• thrash
• skull
• sucker punch
• sledge
• sledgehammer
• flog
• rabbit-punch

3

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner

left his phone at the library and it got swiped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• grab
• lift
• pinch
• snatch
• pilfer
• filch
• pocket
• rob
• hook
• nip
• purloin
• thieve
• appropriate
• rip off
• run off with
• nick
• snitch
• take
• misappropriate
• pick
• boost
• walk off with
• hijack
• make away with
• make off with
• heist
• sack
• loot
• seize
• plunder
• knock over
• pillage
• rifle
• burglarize
• poach
• grasp
• nail
• shoplift
• kidnap
• rustle
• sponge
• abduct
• spirit
• collar
• carjack
• mooch
• shanghai

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase
• give
• present
• contribute
• donate
• bestow
• hand over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swipe

Noun

Jocasta and Ultron seem well suited for each other, though, and not just in a swipe-right kind of way. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Discover card originations also increased year over year for the first time since the deal closed, while Capital One's swipe-fee revenue continued to climb. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

With a wide range of colors—15 to be exact, including five iridescent shimmers that we’re obsessed with—you’d be happy swiping on this gloss during the day or on a night out. — Tasha Nicole Smith, Allure, 2 Nov. 2026

The touch screen sensor is built directly into the display panel rather than layered on top, which Apple says helps reduce delays when swiping and scrolling. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026