Need another word that means the same as “swap”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “swap” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Swap” are: switch, swop, trade, bandy, exchange, reciprocate, pass back and forth, give and take, interchange, barter, trade off, bargain, traffic, substitute, transpose, change, swap round, reverse, invert, turn about, turn around, change round, move, move around, rearrange, reorder, replace, supplant, trade-off, substitution
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “swap” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| barter | Goods or services used in bartering. I took a supply of coffee and cigarettes to use as barter. |
| exchange | A move or short sequence of moves in which both players capture material of comparable value or particularly the exchange in which one captures a rook in return for a knight or bishop. Deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable. |
| interchange | Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information. We have a significant interchange of staff with the nearby college. |
| substitution | The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another. The substitution of rail services with buses. |
| switch | Railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock. His switch on abortion cost him the election. |
| swop | An equal exchange. |
| trade | A trade wind. In the trade this sort of computer is called a client based system. |
| trade-off | An exchange that occurs as a compromise. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “swap” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bandy | Discuss lightly. |
| bargain | Come to terms; arrive at an agreement. I got more information than I d bargained for. |
| barter | Exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money. They were able to buy or barter for most of what they needed. |
| change | Change clothes put on different clothes. Give me a moment to change my clothes. |
| change round | Become deeper in tone. |
| exchange | Exchange or replace with another usually of the same kind or category. Exchange prisoners. |
| give and take | Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture. |
| interchange | Cause to change places. Diesel units will interchange with the petrol ones. |
| invert | Make an inversion (in a musical composition. Invert the mousse on to a serving plate. |
| move | Move so as to change position perform a nontranslational motion. His deep love of music moved him to take lessons with Dr Hill. |
| move around | Progress by being changed. |
| pass back and forth | Disappear gradually. |
| rearrange | Change (the position, time, or order of something. He had rearranged his schedule. |
| reciprocate | Alternate the direction of motion of. When you re shooting most semi automatic handguns the slide reciprocates as part of the firing cycle. |
| reorder | Arrange (something) again or differently. The store had to reorder the popular CD several times. |
| replace | Put something back where it belongs. He drained his glass and replaced it on the bar. |
| reverse | Reverse the position order relation or condition of. The trend was reversed. |
| substitute | Be a substitute. Substitute regular milk for fat free milk. |
| supplant | Supersede and replace. Domestic production has been supplanted by imports and jobs have been lost. |
| swap round | Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science. |
| switch | Beat or flick with or as if with a switch. She worked as a librarian and then switched to journalism. |
| swop | Exchange or give (something) in exchange for. |
| trade | Be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions. She has traded millions of dollars worth of metals. |
| trade off | Engage in the trade of. |
| traffic | Trade or deal a commodity. They trafficked with us for gold. |
| transpose | Change the order or arrangement of. The basses are transposed down an octave. |
| turn about | Cause to move along an axis or into a new direction. |
| turn around | Change color. |
| alternate | Be an understudy or alternate for a role. Alternate bouts of intense labour and of idleness. |
| alternatively | As another option or possibility. Alternatively we could buy a used car. |
| barter | The action or system of bartering. They were able to buy or barter for most of what they needed. |
| commerce | Social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc. The changes in taxation are of benefit to commerce. |
| commute | Travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis. He commuted from Corby to Kentish Town. |
| consignment | Goods carried by a large vehicle. A consignment of drugs. |
| consignor | The person who delivers over or commits merchandise. |
| dealing | The activity of buying and selling a particular commodity. They had dealings with an insurance company. |
| emporium | A large retail store selling a wide variety of goods. |
| exchange | Exchange a penalty for a less severe one. They had a bitter exchange. |
| exporter | A person, country, or company that sends goods or services to another country for sale. Brazil is the world s largest producer and exporter of sugar. |
| importer | Someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country. People in underdeveloped regions have become clever importers of new knowledge. |
| interchange | An exchange of words. We have a significant interchange of staff with the nearby college. |
| mercantile | Profit oriented. Preached a mercantile and militant patriotism. |
| negotiator | Someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement. US trade negotiators. |
| permute | Submit to a process of alteration, rearrangement, or permutation. We wish to permute the order of the bytes. |
| replace | Fill the role of (someone or something) with a substitute. He drained his glass and replaced it on the bar. |
| replacement | An event in which one thing is substituted for another. The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood. |
| shipper | Someone who ships goods. |
| substitute | Be a substitute. A father substitute. |
| substitution | The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another. The substitution of rail services with buses. |
| supercede | Take the place or move into the position of. |
| surrogate | Denoting a child to whom a woman gives birth as a surrogate mother. Surrogate father. |
| switch | Beat or flick with or as if with a switch. She worked as a librarian and then switched to journalism. |
| trade | Engage in the trade of. Venice was an important center of trade with the East. |
| tradeoff | An exchange that occurs as a compromise. I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine. |
| transpose | Change key. Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word. |
| transposition | (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards. A transposition of an old story into a contemporary context. |
| ventilate | Discuss or examine (an opinion, issue, or complaint) in public. The gust of air ventilated the room. |
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