1. (noun)exchange chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another Synonyms: central, telephone exchange, substitution, rally, commutation, interchange
2. (noun)exchange a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) Synonyms: central, telephone exchange, substitution, rally, commutation, interchange
3. (noun)exchange, interchange the act of changing one thing for another thing Synonyms: rally, commutation, exchange, substitution, telephone exchange, reciprocation, central, give-and-take, interchange
4. (noun)exchange the act of giving something in return for something received Synonyms: central, telephone exchange, substitution, rally, commutation, interchange
5. (noun)central, telephone exchange, exchange a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication Synonyms: commutation, central, telephone exchange, substitution, rally, exchange, interchange
6. (noun)exchange a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members Synonyms: central, telephone exchange, substitution, rally, commutation, interchange
7. (noun)rally, exchange (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes Synonyms: rally, substitution, commutation, exchange, rallying, telephone exchange, central, mass meeting, interchange
8. (noun)exchange, interchange reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) Synonyms: rally, commutation, exchange, substitution, telephone exchange, reciprocation, central, give-and-take, interchange
9. (noun)substitution, exchange, commutation the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" Synonyms: switch, rally, substitution, commutation, exchange, replacement, telephone exchange, transposition, commuting, central, re-sentencing, permutation, interchange
10. (noun)exchange (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop Synonyms: central, telephone exchange, substitution, rally, commutation, interchange
11. (verb)exchange (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value Synonyms: central, telephoneexchange, substitution, rally, commutation, interchange
13. (verb)change, exchange, commute, convert exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category Synonyms: change, interchange, vary, replace, permute, alter, modify, transpose, commute, shift, switch over, exchange, win over, convince, convert, switch, transfer, change over, deepen, substitute
14. (verb)switch over, switch, exchange change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence Synonyms: change, throw, interchange, replace, switch, tack, alternate, commute, shift, switch over, flip-flop, flip, trade, convert, exchange, change over, swap, substitute, swop
15. (verb)exchange hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent Synonyms: switch, change, commute, switch over, convert, replace, interchange, substitute
16. (verb)substitute, replace, interchange, exchange put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items Synonyms: change, fill in, interchange, step in, replace, supervene upon, supercede, tack, alternate, deputize, commute, switch over, exchange, flip, supplant, transpose, stand in, put back, convert, switch, supersede, flip-flop, deputise, counterchange, substitute, sub
1. exchange To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially Synonyms: change, alter, exchange, shift, transmute, commute, metamorphose, substitute, turn, convert, modify, transfigure, vary, diversify, qualify, transform, veer Antonyms: abide, continue, hold, persist, retain, bide, endure, keep, remain, stay
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