Synonyms of switched

switched

verb

past tense of switch

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swapped
• exchanged
• traded
• substituted
• changed
• replaced
• shifted
• commuted
• superseded
• interchanged
• displaced
• ceded
• surrendered
• yielded
• handed over
• reciprocated

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flicked
• swung
• flapped
• twitched
• jerked
• swished
• bobbed
• waggled
• swayed
• wagged
• waved
• oscillated
• wavered
• fluttered
• rocked
• flickered
• shook
• whipped
• flopped
• lashed
• flailed
• wiggled
• jolted
• nodded
• jiggled
• jogged
• beat
• jigged
• joggled

3

as in whipped

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipped
• flicked
• slashed
• lashed
• hided
• hit
• slapped
• knocked
• cut
• thrashed
• flailed
• licked
• punched
• spanked
• flagellated
• flogged
• smacked
• clipped
• batted
• tanned
• swiped
• banged
• horsewhipped
• strapped
• scourged
• whacked
• pounded
• whaled
• rawhided
• leathered
• cowhided
• mauled
• birched
• clapped
• thumped
• beat
• boxed
• swatted
• knouted
• caned
• quirted
• cracked
• touched up
• socked
• pelted
• clobbered
• clubbed
• bopped
• pasted
• slugged
• bashed
• hammered
• slated
• pummeled
• busted
• bunged
• mangled
• battered
• laced
• lambasted
• worked over
• lathered
• paddled
• buffeted
• blackjacked
• cuffed
• roughed
• walloped
• cudgeled
• bludgeoned
• thwacked
• smote
• belted
• fustigated
• clouted
• slogged
• fibbed
• tromped
• basted
• whupped
• belabored
• lammed
• pommeled
• threshed
• pistol-whipped
• drubbed
• whopped

4

as in reversed

to change (as an opinion) to the contrary

a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reversed
• overturned
• revoked
• reverted
• struck down
• abrogated
• rescinded
• annulled
• repealed
• countermanded
• backtracked
• about-faced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintained
• supported
• upheld

5

as in licked

to strike repeatedly

the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licked
• pounded
• lashed
• whipped
• attacked
• knocked
• did
• slapped
• hit
• pelted
• thumped
• slammed
• battered
• beat
• punched
• batted
• smashed
• hided
• assaulted
• spanked
• chopped
• bashed
• hammered
• pummeled
• raided
• slated
• smacked
• laced
• lambasted
• swiped
• whacked
• thrashed
• mauled
• lathered
• punched out
• worked over
• boxed
• paddled
• buffeted
• clubbed
• curried
• bludgeoned
• walloped
• belted
• slogged
• fibbed
• tromped
• stormed
• flogged
• tanned
• basted
• whupped
• pommeled
• cracked
• belabored
• rushed
• whaled
• drubbed
• threshed
• swatted
• roughed (up)
• messed (up)
• strapped
• birched
• pasted
• clobbered
• wounded
• bunged up
• assailed
• laid on
• whopped
• socked
• beat up on
• descended (on or upon)
• busted
• jumped (on)
• cuffed
• beset
• thwacked
• clouted
• pounced (on or upon)
• whomped
• whammed
• flagellated
• cudgeled
• caned
• blackjacked
• mangled
• lammed
• horsewhipped
• lacerated
• scourged
• mutilated
• fustigated
• rawhided
• cowhided
• leathered
• gored
• pistol-whipped
• maimed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of switched

The lawsuit was filed in November 2023, three months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court switched from majority conservative control to a majority of liberal justices. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

At the Rome, Italy, premiere of Brand New Day, Holland switched things up by using a different name for his wife. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

The ugly Framework has switched to an exotic new upgradeable LPDDR5X RAM format just in time for those modules to become astronomically expensive. — ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

Recently, he’s switched to blue-corn tortillas from Boyle Heights tortilleria Kernel of Truth Organics. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Others who had been running in other areas, such as Carbonara and Democrat Pia Dandiya, switched their candidacies to the new 22nd District. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Russia has switched from a supplier of diesel and other products to an importer, just as China is trying to restock its own inventories. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Feely initially ran for Congress for Arizona's 5th District, but switched to District 1 after Trump endorsed former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who became the clear front-runner. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Cook Political Report labeled the race as a toss-up ahead of the primary, but following the results switched its analysis to reflect a slight Democratic advantage. — Saige Miller, NPR, 22 July 2026