SWITCHED Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

switched

verb

past tense of switch

as in swapped

to give up (something) and take something else in return switched the real grapes for fake ones switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday

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as in flicked

to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud

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as in whipped

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took

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as in reversed

to change (as an opinion) to the contrary a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues

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as in licked

to strike repeatedly the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm

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Recent Examples of switched Most recently, the Pacific Island nation of Nauru switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in January 2024, following similar moves by Honduras in 2023 and Nicaragua in 2021. —

ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 This year marked the 51st edition of the longest-running major street race in North America, which started in 1975 as part of the Formula 5000 Series, switched to the CART/Champ Car World Series in 1984 and joined the IndyCar Series in 2009. —

Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Confused by the momentary loss of fuel pickup, Reddick switched to a secondary pump. —

Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 Wearing golden slippers and a modest cardigan against the snow piled high in the streets of her hometown of Leknes, the largest municipality in Lofoten, her nonchalance toward the Arctic cold switched to seriousness when discussing her work. —

Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026 Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 The last two days, the wind is switched at times, so that will be tricky to manage. —

Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 On July 11, 2022, Shah switched her original plea of not guilty to guilty, taking responsibility for the fraud and money laundering charges. —

Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 When Smith arrived at FIU last year at less than 200 pounds, he was switched to a new position, linebacker. —

Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026

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Windows have been replaced, and the firehouse doors have been swapped out for large glazed openings facing Whipple.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Nicky Scannella, lead for the Solana marketing group Superteam USA, swapped $45,000 of USDC for Tether’s USDT stablecoin following the news of Tether’s Drift gift.

— Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026