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 But Cape Verde simply did not wilt in a solid, switched-on 4-5-1 defensive shape, compressing space between the lines and defending heroically in their own penalty area to keep the European Champions at bay, and committing only one foul in the process — the fewest ever recorded in a World Cup game. —

Thom Harris, New York Times, 16 June 2026 The pair then left, switched vehicles and returned about an hour before Jeremy arrived home. —

Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 Grande, whose talent and comedic timing landed her Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, then switched from earnest to humorous. —

Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026 Halfway through the summer, the teams switched. —

ABC News, 15 June 2026 Lawrence Dow talked to one who started out rooting for the Netherlands because of its fans outside the stadium, then switched to Japan because of its fans inside. —

Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026 Even their voices are switched with microchip implants. —

Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026 An experienced statistician who took a redundancy package cannot be switched back on. —

Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 This is far from the first time that Woodley has switched up her hair for a role. —

Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for switched

Verb

To further disguise his actions, Stopford swapped identities with an unrelated American who shared his last name on his way back to England.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 June 2026
Companies have swapped the motor but have not redesigned the factory.

— Dave Grow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026