Synonyms of swipes

swipes 1 of 2

noun

plural of swipe

as in punches

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

• punches
• slaps
• blows
• strokes
• hits
• thumps
• thuds
• whacks
• pokes
• knocks
• pounds
• smacks
• licks
• spanks
• slams
• bangs
• swats
• claps
• beats
• clips
• hooks
• switches
• lashes
• chops
• hands
• fillips
• hacks
• thwacks
• dabs
• biffs
• bops
• kicks
• stripes
• haymakers
• socks
• bashes
• raps
• pelts
• whams
• cuffs
• smashes
• buffets
• picks
• bats
• lickings
• douses
• belts
• stingers
• slugs
• knees
• welts
• clouts
• swings
• cracks
• plumps
• wallops
• boxes
• busts
• whops
• beatings
• counters
• larrups
• counterpunches
• lefts
• counterstrokes
• counterblows
• shivers
• rabbit punches
• uppercuts
• whips
• body blows
• sucker punches
• knockdowns
• rights
• batterings
• roundhouses
• thrashings
• whippings
• pastings
• drubbings
• right-handers
• KOs
• crunchers
• sidewinders
• bastinadoes
• kayos
• knockouts
• one-twos
• wallopings

swipes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swipe

1

as in bumps

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

• bumps
• slams
• bangs
• collides
• smashes
• knocks
• hits
• crashes
• rams
• impinges
• strikes
• impacts
• glances
• thuds
• bashes
• bounces
• scrapes
• skips
• contacts
• sweeps
• brushes
• lands
• touches
• kisses
• nudges
• rebounds
• pushes
• grazes
• ricochets
• skims
• shaves
• clunks
• caroms
• jostles
• muscles
• presses
• bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

2

as in slaps

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

• slaps
• hits
• smacks
• knocks
• punches
• slams
• claps
• whacks
• bangs
• strikes
• pounds
• clips
• taps
• swats
• cracks
• pokes
• jabs
• bashes
• kicks
• licks
• nails
• bats
• thumps
• shoves
• flicks
• thwacks
• zaps
• stabs
• boxes
• hammers
• pushes
• bops
• smites
• bludgeons
• raps
• socks
• tags
• pastes
• strokes
• bobs
• clobbers
• chops
• wallops
• biffs
• clouts
• slugs
• bonks
• slogs
• clocks
• belts
• bumps
• whales
• busts
• slashes
• mauls
• beats
• pummels
• stamps
• hangs one on
• scuffs
• jostles
• batters
• lashes
• mangles
• roughs
• buffets
• cuffs
• knees
• bunts
• drubs
• lambastes
• pelts
• dumps
• peppers
• prods
• whips
• decks
• laces
• switches
• butts
• levels
• creams
• bowls (down or over)
• flails
• saps
• thrashes
• floors
• spears
• knocks down
• clubs
• beans
• pommels
• conks
• fells
• cudgels
• brains
• bungs
• canes
• flogs
• sucker punches
• skulls
• sledges
• sledgehammers
• rabbit-punches

3

as in steals

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

• steals
• lifts
• grabs
• pilfers
• snatches
• pinches
• filches
• thieves
• nips
• purloins
• robs
• pockets
• hooks
• rips off
• appropriates
• nicks
• misappropriates
• walks off with
• snitches
• runs off with
• takes
• hijacks
• picks
• boosts
• heists
• makes away with
• makes off with
• plunders
• loots
• seizes
• burglarizes
• knocks over
• pillages
• sacks
• grasps
• shoplifts
• rifles
• nails
• poaches
• rustles
• kidnaps
• abducts
• carjacks
• sponges
• collars
• spirits
• mooches
• shanghais

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys
• purchases
• gives
• presents
• contributes
• bestows
• donates
• hands over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swipes

Noun

The color-changing formula swipes on clear, then adapts to your skin’s pH to reveal a personalized pink hue. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026

Behind the metallic Ray-Ban logo on the right temple is a touch surface for taps and swipes to accept calls and control audio playback. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

On social media, the campaign has highlighted events such as Begich’s visit to the Alaska State Fair and recently has taken swipes at Hill. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Users can switch back to the original layout, Narasimhan says, and Reels will be unmuted once a user swipes or clicks into a video. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Fair warning, these are exactly the kind of candy a parent spots in a kid’s trick-or-treat bag and swipes as candy tax. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 8 Oct. 2026

The exact lipstick your friend swipes on will not necessarily land the same way on you. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

The display glasses didn’t always respond to thumb swipes and sometimes lagged after voice commands. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

According to RevitaLash, apply a few swipes of the serum to clean lashes once per day. — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

Gaga then swipes concealer under her eyes, on the center of her forehead and around her mouth. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

When someone swipes a card, the device can capture account information and the PIN used during the transaction. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Geomagnetic conditions are expected to intensify late tonight into early tomorrow, if the CME swipes Earth, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026

In season one, Coop swipes jewelry, expensive wine, designer handbags and more to pay his alimony, child support and to keep up appearances in a neighborhood where appearances are all that matter. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026

Sure, the sequence largely swipes away hints given prior that Bowser was an absent father, but in a film where most of the characters veer toward the blandly nice, watching a dad and his son bond over their same sociopathic tendencies was the only moment that tugged at the heartstrings. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026

Proponents said the change will help businesses better absorb the transaction fees that credit card companies are allowed to charge each time someone swipes their credit card. — Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoman, 19 Feb. 2026

Soon after, a desperate man named Boomba, who witnessed Ma stealing from the shelter, breaks into her home and swipes her food, her phone, and a purse containing her family’s invaluable travel documents. — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025

Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital. — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025