Synonyms of swiped

swiped

verb

past tense of swipe

1

as in bumped

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

• bumped
• slammed
• banged
• collided
• smashed
• knocked
• crashed
• rammed
• hit
• impinged
• impacted
• glanced
• struck
• thudded
• scraped
• bounced
• bashed
• skipped
• swept
• brushed
• contacted
• landed
• skimmed
• pushed
• touched
• rebounded
• kissed
• nudged
• grazed
• ricocheted
• clunked
• shaved
• caromed
• jostled
• pressed
• muscled
• bulldozed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• skirted

2

as in slapped

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

• slapped
• knocked
• smacked
• hit
• punched
• slammed
• banged
• clapped
• whacked
• struck
• clipped
• pounded
• cracked
• batted
• tapped
• kicked
• swatted
• shoved
• flicked
• thumped
• bashed
• licked
• jabbed
• poked
• slugged
• nailed
• pushed
• zapped
• pasted
• bopped
• thwacked
• rapped
• clocked
• hammered
• socked
• bobbed
• boxed
• clobbered
• stabbed
• chopped
• bludgeoned
• tagged
• busted
• bumped
• smote
• whaled
• walloped
• biffed
• slogged
• clouted
• stroked
• belted
• bonked
• stamped
• pummeled
• battered
• mauled
• slashed
• peppered
• beat
• mangled
• dumped
• hung one on
• roughed
• scuffed
• lashed
• pelted
• cuffed
• bunged
• laced
• jostled
• whipped
• lambasted
• buffeted
• prodded
• drubbed
• bunted
• switched
• decked
• butted
• creamed
• speared
• felled
• clubbed
• kneed
• flailed
• pommeled
• knocked down
• sapped
• leveled
• thrashed
• conked
• floored
• beaned
• bowled (down or over)
• sucker punched
• flogged
• caned
• cudgeled
• sledged
• sledgehammered
• brained
• rabbit-punched
• skulled

3

as in stole

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

• stole
• grabbed
• lifted
• pilfered
• snatched
• filched
• robbed
• purloined
• pocketed
• pinched
• nicked
• appropriated
• nipped
• hooked
• ripped off
• misappropriated
• hijacked
• heisted
• thieved
• snitched
• picked
• took
• boosted
• ran off with
• made off with
• made away with
• seized
• walked off with
• plundered
• looted
• knocked over
• pillaged
• sacked
• burglarized
• rifled
• poached
• grasped
• rustled
• kidnapped
• nailed
• shoplifted
• sponged
• carjacked
• abducted
• collared
• spirited
• mooched
• shanghaied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• gave
• contributed
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swiped

State investigators say thieves have been using sophisticated skimming devices all across Philadelphia to steal EBT card information once it's been swiped. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Some ads featured photos of real kids, including a press photo of a young member of a European royal family and images swiped from a popular Instagram profile of a preteen girl deemed an influencer. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Irving swiped through the flirtations without a second glance. — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Gunnar Henderson swiped second base while Jackson Holliday dashed from third to home. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Officials said the bear swiped at the man, scratching his arm, and that the man went on to injure his foot after tripping while trying to escape. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Had his hands ready, swiped his hands down, dug out, looked for the ball. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026

That record of 70 is shared by Jacoby Ellsbury, who accomplished the feat in the majors in 2009, and David Hamilton, who swiped the same total at Double-A in 2022. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

Layered into lasagna, stuffed into pierogies, and swiped onto toast, there are so many ways to revel in the curds. — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Aug. 2026