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Antonyms for swing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 shakes his head. A thing rocks that is sustained from below; it swings if suspended from above, as a pendulum, or pivoted at the side, as a crane or a bridge-draw; to oscillate is to swing with a smooth and regular returning motion; a vibrating motion may be tremulous or jarring. The pendulum of a clock may be said to swing, vibrate, or oscillate; a steel bridge vibrates under the passage of a heavy train; the term vibrate is also applied to molecular movements. Jolting is a lifting from and letting down suddenly upon an unyielding surface; as, a carriage jolts over a rough road. A jarring motion is abruptly and very rapidly repeated through an exceedingly limited space; the jolting of the carriage jars the windows. Rattling refers directly to the sound produced by shaking. To joggle is to shake slightly; as, a passing touch joggles the desk on which one is writing. A thing trembles that shakes perceptibly and with an appearance of uncertainty and instability, as a person under the influence of fear; a thing shivers when all its particles are stirred with a slight but pervading tremulous motion, as a human body under the influence of cold; shuddering is a more pronounced movement of a similar kind, in human beings often the effect of emotional or moral recoil; hence, the word is applied by extension to such feelings even when they have no such outward manifestation; as, one says, "I shudder at the thought." To quiver is to have slight and often spasmodic contractile motions, as the flesh under the surgeon's knife. Thrill is applied to a pervasive movement felt rather than seen; as, the nerves thrill with delight; quiver is similarly used, but suggests somewhat more of outward manifestation. To agitate in its literal use is nearly the same as to shake, tho we speak of the sea as agitated when we could not say it is shaken; the Latin agitate is preferred in scientific or technical use to the Saxon shake, and especially as applied to the action of mechanical contrivances; in the metaphorical use agitate is more transitory and superficial, shake more fundamental and enduring; a person's feelings are agitated by distressing news; his courage, his faith, his credit, or his testimony is shaken. Sway applies to the movement of a body suspended from above or not firmly sustained from below, and the motion of which is less pronounced than swinging, smoother than vibrating, and not necessarily constant as oscillating; as, the swaying of a reed in the wind. Sway used transitively especially applies to motions of grace or dignity; brandish denotes a threatening or hostile motion; a monarch sways the scepter; the ruffian brandishes a club. To reel or totter always implies liability to fall; reeling is more violent than swaying, tottering more irregular; a drunken man reels; we speak of the tottering step of age or infancy. An extended mass which seems to lack solidity or cohesion is said to quake; as, a quaking bog. Quaver is applied almost exclusively to tremulous sounds of the human voice. Flap, flutter, and fluctuate refer to wave-like movements, flap generally to such as produce a sharp sound; a cock flaps his wings; flutter applies to a less pronounced and more irregular motion; a captive bird or a feeble pulse flutters. Compare FLUCTUATE.
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agitate, brandish, flap, fluctuate, flutter, jar, joggle, jolt, jounce, oscillate, quake, quaver, quiver, reel, rock, shake, shiver, shudder, sway, thrill, totter, tremble, vibrate, wave, waver
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
swing
Antonyms:
be stationary
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Princeton's WordNet
swingnoun
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
"the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"
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golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swingingswingnoun
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
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golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swingingswingnoun
a sweeping blow or stroke
"he took a wild swing at my head"
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golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swingingswing, swinging, vacillationnoun
changing location by moving back and forth
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hesitation, golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, wavering, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swingingswing, swing music, jivenoun
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
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golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swinginglilt, swingnoun
a jaunty rhythm in music
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golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swinginggolf stroke, golf shot, swingnoun
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
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golf stroke, vacillation, baseball swing, jive, cut, swinging, lilt, swing music, golf shotbaseball swing, swing, cutnoun
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
"he took a vicious cut at the ball"
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jive, cold shoulder, slice, cutting, golf shot, slash, cut, gash, vacillation, cutting off, snub, excision, lilt, golf stroke, swinging, track, undercut, cut of meat, deletion, swing music, baseball swing, stingerswingverb
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
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golf stroke, lilt, baseball swing, golf shot, jive, cut, vacillation, swing music, swingingswingverb
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
"He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
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drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing overswing, swayverb
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
"He swung back"
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drop, sway, sweep, persuade, shake, rock, carry, dangle, swing out, swing over, get aroundswingverb
change direction with a swinging motion; turn
"swing back"; "swing forward"
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drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing overswing, swing oververb
influence decisively
"This action swung many votes over to his side"
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drop, sway, sweep, dangle, swing out, swing over, get aroundswing, sweep, swing outverb
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
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dangle, sweep up, sail, tangle, sway, broom, brush, drop, get around, embroil, swing out, swing over, drag in, cross, sweep, span, drag, traversedangle, swing, dropverb
hang freely
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
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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, shake off, throw off, throw away, dangle, drop, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, miss, pretermit, cast off, shed, omitswingverb
hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
"The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
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drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing overswingverb
alternate dramatically between high and low values
"his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
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drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing overswingverb
live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
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drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing overswingverb
have a certain musical rhythm
"The music has to swing"
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drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing overswing, get aroundverb
be a social swinger; socialize a lot
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drop, sway, get about, sweep, bypass, short-circuit, dangle, swing out, swing over, get out, break, go around, get aroundswingverb
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
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drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing overswingverb
engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
Synonyms:
drop, sway, get around, swing out, dangle, sweep, swing over
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use swing in a sentence?
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz:
This is a hammer we're more than willing to swing, hopefully cooler heads will prevail.
We appear to be in an up swing trend of artificial intelligence creating artificial experts.
To me, what's amazing is that we continue to see this level shift across the country, a 20-point swing, that puts about 123 Republican seats potentially in play, at that point, very little is off the map, and getting the 24 seats we need to take back the House is suddenly a real possibility, GOP gerrymander or not.
The selloff last week was an over reaction and the attempted rally was too fast and furious, i think the compression of time and speed of Wunderlich Equity Capital Markets causes the pendulum to swing too far on every move we make.
If you’re a Democrat sitting on Capitol Hill and you’re from one of these swing districts in suburban areas, are you rethinking tonight your vote on this reconciliation package? are you thinking, maybe it’s best, we shouldn’t do it.
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