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switch

the act of changing one thing or position for another.

Related Terms

  • interchanging (v): to reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).
    Synonyms: interchanging, interchange, interchanged, interchanges, tacking, tack, tacked, tacks, switching, switch, switched, switches, alternating, alternate, alternated, alternates, flipping, flip, flipped, flips, flip-flopping, flip-flop, flip-flopped, flip-flops
  • switching (v): to make a shift in or exchange of.
    Synonyms: switching, switch, switched, switches "First Joe led; then we switched", change over, shifting, shift, shifted, shifts
  • switching (v): to lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
    Synonyms: switching, switch, switched, switches "switch to a different brand of beer", shifting, shift, shifted, shifts, changing, change, changed, changes "The car changed lanes"
  • shifting (v): to move from one setting or context to another.
    Synonyms: shifting, shift, shifted, shifts "shift the emphasis"
  • switch over (v): to change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence.
    Synonyms: switch over, switching, switch, switched, switches, exchanging, exchange, exchanged, exchanges
  • trading (v): to exchange or give (something) in exchange for.
    Synonyms: trading, trade, traded, trades, swapping, swap, swapped, swaps, swopping, swop, swopped, swops, switching, switch, switched, switches

Keywords and Synonyms

  • switch "his switch on abortion cost him the election", switching, shift


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