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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'swing' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) swing
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
Synonyms: golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swinging

2. (noun) swing
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
Synonyms: golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swinging

3. (noun) swing
a sweeping blow or stroke
Synonyms: golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swinging

4. (noun) swing, swinging, vacillation
changing location by moving back and forth
Synonyms: hesitation, golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, wavering, jive, cut, vacillation, swing, swing music, swinging

5. (noun) swing, swing music, jive
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Synonyms: golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing, swing music, swinging

6. (noun) lilt, swing
a jaunty rhythm in music
Synonyms: golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing, swing music, swinging

7. (noun) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Synonyms: golf stroke, vacillation, baseball swing, jive, cut, swinging, swing, lilt, swing music, golf shot

8. (noun) baseball swing, swing, cut
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
Synonyms: jive, cold shoulder, slice, cutting, golf shot, slash, cut, gash, swing, vacillation, cutting off, snub, excision, lilt, golf stroke, swinging, track, undercut, cut of meat, deletion, swing music, baseball swing, stinger

9. (verb) swing
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
Synonyms: golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swinging

10. (verb) swing
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
Synonyms: drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over

11. (verb) swing, sway
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
Synonyms: drop, sway, sweep, persuade, swing, shake, rock, carry, dangle, swing out, swing over, get around

12. (verb) swing
change direction with a swinging motion; turn
Synonyms: drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over

13. (verb) swing, swing over
influence decisively
Synonyms: drop, sway, sweep, swing, dangle, swing out, swing over, get around

14. (verb) swing, sweep, swing out
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
Synonyms: dangle, sweep up, sail, tangle, sway, broom, brush, drop, get around, swing, embroil, swing out, swing over, drag in, cross, sweep, span, drag, traverse

15. (verb) dangle, swing, drop
hang freely
Synonyms: unload, leave out, swing out, dribble, get around, send packing, drop off, dismiss, drop down, sink, drip, degenerate, deteriorate, overleap, strike down, throw, cast, fell, cut down, put down, neglect, devolve, sway, swing over, expend, sweep, send away, set down, flatten, swing, shake off, throw off, throw away, dangle, drop, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, miss, pretermit, cast off, shed, omit

16. (verb) swing
hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
Synonyms: drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over

17. (verb) swing
alternate dramatically between high and low values
Synonyms: drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over

18. (verb) swing
live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
Synonyms: drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over

19. (verb) swing
have a certain musical rhythm
Synonyms: drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over

20. (verb) swing, get around
be a social swinger; socialize a lot
Synonyms: drop, sway, get about, sweep, swing, bypass, short-circuit, dangle, swing out, swing over, get out, break, go around, get around

21. (verb) swing
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
Synonyms: drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over

22. (verb) swing
engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
Synonyms: drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'swing' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. swing
A thing is shaken which is subjected to short and abruptly checked movements, as forward and backward, up and down, from side to side, etc. A tree is "shaken with a mighty wind;" a man slowly sh
Synonyms: shake, agitate, jar, quake, shiver, totter, brandish, joggle, quaver, shudder, tremble, flap, jolt, quiver, sway, vibrate, fluctuate, jounce, reel, swing, wave, flutter, oscillate, rock, thrill, waver


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