Synonyms for
Swing
Definition
to move back and forth or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- swing a bat
- swing a hammer
- swing the pendulum
- swing the lead
- swing the vote
- swing into action
- swing doors
- swing music
Word family
Usage note
As a verb, 'swing' often implies a smooth, back-and-forth motion. Be mindful of its use in phrases like 'swinging the lead,' which means to feign illness to avoid work.
Example sentences
- I swung on the tire swing in the backyard.
- She likes to swing high on the swingset at the playground.
- The monkeys were swinging from branch to branch in the jungle.
- He swung the hammer to hit the nail.
- The pendulum on the clock swings back and forth.
Quotes
Life is a swing, a constant rhythm of the ups and downs.
Swing hard, in case you hit it.
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.