Synonyms of switches

switches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of switch

1

as in swaps

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

• swaps
• exchanges
• substitutes
• trades
• changes
• shifts
• replaces
• commutes
• interchanges
• supersedes
• displaces
• yields
• reciprocates
• cedes
• surrenders
• hands over

2

as in flaps

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

• flaps
• flicks
• swings
• waggles
• swishes
• jerks
• twitches
• bobs
• wags
• waves
• oscillates
• sways
• flutters
• rocks
• flickers
• shakes
• wavers
• flops
• whips
• flails
• lashes
• wiggles
• jolts
• nods
• jiggles
• beats
• jogs
• joggles
• jigs

3

as in hides

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hides
• whips
• flicks
• slashes
• hits
• cuts
• slaps
• knocks
• flails
• lashes
• punches
• licks
• flagellates
• flogs
• thrashes
• clips
• spanks
• leathers
• scourges
• swipes
• tans
• bats
• straps
• bangs
• pounds
• boxes
• whales
• smacks
• whacks
• mauls
• birches
• horsewhips
• beats
• claps
• thumps
• cowhides
• quirts
• clubs
• socks
• canes
• swats
• knouts
• paddles
• rawhides
• hammers
• belts
• cracks
• bops
• works over
• bashes
• pelts
• lams
• cuffs
• pastes
• thwacks
• clouts
• touches up
• slugs
• slates
• cudgels
• laces
• buffets
• mangles
• clobbers
• batters
• smites
• bludgeons
• busts
• pummels
• fustigates
• threshes
• wallops
• bastes
• pistol-whips
• lambastes
• belabors
• blackjacks
• lathers
• slogs
• roughs
• fibs
• tromps
• drubs
• pommels
• whups
• bungs
• whops

4

as in reverses

to change (as an opinion) to the contrary

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reverses
• overturns
• revokes
• reverts
• strikes down
• abrogates
• rescinds
• repeals
• backtracks
• annuls
• countermands
• about-faces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supports
• maintains
• upholds

5

as in licks

to strike repeatedly

the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licks
• hides
• pounds
• whips
• lashes
• hits
• attacks
• knocks
• beats
• punches
• slaps
• does
• thumps
• slams
• pelts
• smashes
• assaults
• batters
• bats
• boxes
• paddles
• spanks
• hammers
• belts
• works over
• bashes
• raids
• chops
• clubs
• mauls
• swipes
• slates
• curries
• buffets
• laces
• flogs
• punches out
• thrashes
• bludgeons
• smacks
• pummels
• threshes
• whacks
• bastes
• drubs
• tans
• lambastes
• wallops
• belabors
• storms
• lathers
• beats up on
• slogs
• tromps
• fibs
• rushes
• whales
• roughs (up)
• pommels
• messes (up)
• straps
• socks
• cracks
• descends (on or upon)
• birches
• wounds
• whups
• jumps (on)
• bungs up
• swats
• whops
• pastes
• lays on
• whams
• lams
• thwacks
• cuffs
• clouts
• clobbers
• assails
• flagellates
• besets
• busts
• lacerates
• canes
• whomps
• pounces (on or upon)
• cudgels
• leathers
• scourges
• pistol-whips
• gores
• fustigates
• mangles
• mutilates
• horsewhips
• maims
• blackjacks
• cowhides
• rawhides

switches

2 of 2

noun

plural of switch

1

as in whips

a long thin or flexible tool for striking

struck the horse's hide with a leather switch, and it took off at a gallop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whips
• straps
• canes
• batons
• floggers
• lashes
• bats
• crops
• scourges
• knouts
• quirts
• birches
• hickories
• rattans
• flails
• bullwhips
• billy clubs
• blacksnakes
• staffs
• cat-o'-nine-tails
• bludgeons
• billies
• bastinadoes
• nightsticks
• cudgels
• clubs
• rawhides
• cowhides

2

as in flicks

a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down

that telltale switch of the cat's tail meant there was a mouse under the piano

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flaps
• flicks
• whisks
• twitches
• wags
• swings
• shakes
• waves
• wiggles
• waggles
• flutters
• nods
• rocks
• jerks
• whips
• oscillations
• swishes
• wavers
• jolts
• snaps
• sways
• bobs
• jiggles

3

as in punches

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

in frustration, he gave the mule a sharp switch on the rump, but it still wouldn't budge

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of switches

Verb

That will change slightly in 2027, when the MLS calendar switches to a summer-to-spring season. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The swift rebound when a nation switches from a wobbling to hard currency is a scenario Hanke has witnessed many times before in his adventures as the Money Doctor. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

If Arkansas switches to fee-for-service, Mann said, there wouldn't be any premium tax. — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026

Unlike vacation rental platforms, PadSplit is a 12-week minimum commitment with the option to pay to leave early, after which the agreement switches to a week-by-week basis. — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

There is one 12-month trial period that applies the first time someone switches to Advantage. — Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Her eyes flash a menacing blue as the scene switches to a film-noir black-and-white. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

On cold-weather cruises like mine, the event switches to a galley lunch, with buffet tables positioned throughout Amphora’s kitchen area. — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

The video switches over to drone footage just before Ship hits the water, capturing from above the dramatic splashdown — and Ship's survival, despite the outbreak of a sizeable fire around its nose. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 July 2026

Noun

Traditional KVMs live happily around racks and network switches. — New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026

Detailed in the script, Carrie crushes the spewing water pipes with her mind, but the folks manning the on-and-off switches aren’t yet in sync. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

The window switches also sit underneath the center touchscreen rather than on the doors. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Operating in a 3-4-2-1 system, Glasner’s sides always have an out-ball upon regaining possession, with quick switches to either wing-back. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The rings work in concert with the magnetic switches to add an extra layer of spacing between a keycap and its switch, effectively reducing the travel distance required to activate the key. — Francisco Lahoz, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2026

These receptors included specific proteins that function as molecular switches overseeing neural activity. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

According to ZincFive, this eliminates the need for third-party unmanaged network switches and an additional data aggregation layer. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

The computers themselves look little like a consumer desktop; for better cooling they’re not covered by a shell, so server rooms are all exposed green switches and flashing blue lights. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026