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

The creamy formula is packed with rose extracts and rose oil to condition, plus hyaluronic acid to draw in moisture and ceramides to reinforce the lip barrier, leaving your lips softer and smoother with every swipe. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 July 2026

Using gestures and swipes on a traditional slab-style phone always felt cramped and imprecise when trying to pull off quick maneuvers. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Verb

Most other services also offer a desktop alternative, including Tinder, an Editors’ Choice winner that pioneered swiping. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026

The company said the offer will automatically be loaded to Caniac Club members' accounts and can be redeemed at restaurants nationwide by swiping their Caniac Club card in-restaurant or placing an order online linked to a Caniac account. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 July 2026