Switch

/swɪt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "switch" (567 found)

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Closest matches (114)

Verb(9 words)

exchange shift swap alternate alternated changechange overchanging the subjectcommute

Noun(16 words)

shift activate adjust alter alternates alternating button buttons centrals changechange opennesschangeover changeoverscircuit isolatorcontrolcontrol device

about faceabout-face accommodation action adaptation adjustment agency alchemy alteration alternate amelioration anagnorisis angle apostacize apostasy apostatize appendage architectonics architecture argument

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arm assign assimilateassimilate toassimilation assumption astonishment atmosphere avertback scratchingbackground backscratching bandy barter baste bastinadobe quits withbear offbeat become becoming belabor belt betterment bine birch blockbuster blow bolt bomb bombshell bough branch branchedness branchiness breakbreak awaybring tobuffet burgeonbuy and sellcanecarry overcatastrophe catch changechange forchange intochange of heartchange overchange sideschange-over changeableness characterization chignon club color communicate commutation commute compensate complicationcompound forconsignconstructive changecontinuity contrivance control

Adjective(1 words)

alternate number

Strong matches (170)

Noun(22 words)

control overall forcedeactivate disconnectelectric switchelectrical switchexchanges flag flip flits gategerman weichhandoff hop hopping hops hopscotch hopscotching interchanges isolatoritalian cambiare

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lever morph

conversion convert cooperate counterchange cowhide cudgel cut deadwood deal defect defection deflect deflection degenerationdegenerative changedelegation deliver denouement deport deputation

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deputyship desert design deterioration development deviate deviation device difference diffuse direct discontinuity displacement disseminate divergence diversification diversion diversity divertdo businessdo overdraw asidedrubdub inearthshakerease offedge offelectrical parts and devicesepisodeeven tradeexchange expel export extraditeeye openereye-opener fable fallfall awayfall offfalling actionfalse hairferule fitting flagellate flagellum flailflip flopflip-flop flogfly offfork frond fustigate gee generatorget back atget even withgimmickgive a whippinggive and takegive in exchangegive place togive the stickglanceglance offgo offgo overgradual changegrowth handhand forwardhand onhand overhawhead offhorse-trade horsewhip imp impart import improvement incident interchange jib joint joker kicker knout lace lapse lashlay onleg limb line link lobe lobulelocal colorlogroll logrolling makemake domake do withmake overmake way formelioration member metastasize metathesize mitigation modification modulation mood motif

Verb(9 words)

counterchange decamps flip flip-flop flipped flitted hopped hopscotches interchange

Adjective(3 words)

dynamic shiftelectrical controlfastest rotating

Related words (283)

move asidemovement mythos naturalization naturalizeoffer in exchangeoffshoot organ overthrow paddle pandybat parts passpass onpass overpass the buckpassagepay backperfuse peripeteia

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permute pinionpistol whippistol-whip plan plot pommelpork barrelpower of attorneyprogress pummelput up withqualificationquid pro quoradical changeramage ramification rat rattan rawhidere creationre-creation re-formation realignment reciprocate recognition reconversion reconvert redeem redesign redirect reducereduce toreduction reform reformation relay remaking render renewal replacement representation requite reshaping resolutionresolve intorespond restructuring retaliate returnreturn the complimentrevelation reversal reverse revival revivification revolutionring inrising actionrod rotate ruler runner sarment scheme scion scourge secedesecondary plotsheer offshift shocker shootshove asideshunt shyshy offside sidestep sidetrack sidle slant slip smite spank spear spray spread sprig sprit sprout spur staggerer startlersteer clear ofstep asidestick stolon story strap strike stripe structure subject subplot subrogation substitute substitution suckersudden changesupersedence superseding supersedure supersession supplantation supplanting supplantment surprisal surprisesurprise endingsurprise packagesurprise partyswapswap horsesswapping swing swingeswitch overswitch-over tailtake in exchangetendril thallusthematic developmenttheme thrash thump thunderbolt thunderclaptit for tattone topictotal changetradetrade intrade offtrade sight unseentrading traffic transfertransfer propertytransform transformation transfuse transit transition translate translocate transmit transplace transplant transpose trounce truck truncheon turnturn asideturn awayturn backturn cloakturn intoturn overturnaboutturning intotwig twist twitch upheaval variation variety vary veerveer offvicariousnessviolent changevolte facevolte-face wag waggle wallop wane wave whale whip whop wing worsening

Noun(46 words)

multiway switchnarrative pivoton off switchpermutationpolitical transition processpower switchpushbuttonreading station rotationredirect relays replacement rerouterotary switchrotaterotating mechanismsafety switchscissors selector selectors set

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shifting shuntsspanish mudarstate transitionsubstitutionswap operationswap placesswaps switcher switcheroo switching tabs toggle toggles toggling transfertransfer switchtransfers transitions transposition trigger triggers turnoff turnoffs whips zap

Adjective(3 words)

new convertrotating machinerytransformed state

Verb(17 words)

operate devicepush a buttonreplacerotate actionshunted substitute swappedswitch overswop swopped tack throw toggled trade transpose turned vagabonded

Related word relations

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More general

48 entries

abandon adjustment alterbasketball playchangechange by reversalcircuit controlconnection controlcontrolcontrol devicecontroller deviceelectrical componentelectrical controlelectrical device

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More specific

22 entries

adjust voltagebutton presschange settingchangeover switchcircuit closuredisconnect switchfused switchknife switchlever throwlockable switchpath selectionpush button switchrelay activationrotary switchselector switchset position

Showing 16 of 22 words.

Collocations

10 entries

circuit switchclose circuitflip switchknife switchlight switchopen circuitpower switchselector switchswitch contacttoggle switch

Inflections

3 entries

switched switches switching

Derivations

5 entries

switchable switched switcher switchgear switching

similar

4 entries

change commute convert exchange

Translations

24 translations across 17 languages.

Belarusian

1 entries

камута́тар noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Bulgarian

1 entries

комута́тор noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Finnish

4 entries

keskus noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
puhelinkeskus noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
puhelinvaihde noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
vaihde noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

French

1 entries

commutateur noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Italian

1 entries

centralino noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Macedonian

1 entries

развод noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

sentral noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Polish

1 entries

switch noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Portuguese

2 entries

central telefónica noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
central telefônica noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Romanian

3 entries

centrală noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
comutator noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
selector noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Russian

1 entries

коммута́тор noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

sklȍpka noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
скло̏пка noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Swedish

1 entries

växel noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Ukrainian

1 entries

комута́тор noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Uzbek

1 entries

xivchin noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Vietnamese

1 entries

chuyển mạch noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Welsh

1 entries

switsh noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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You must switch off the power before checking the circuit.

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Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one, in order to cope with the coming unprecedented aging society towards the 21st century.

Source: tatoeba (25657)

Lucy turned on the light switch.

Source: tatoeba (29565)

Can I switch over from a sightseeing visa to a business one?

Source: tatoeba (34789)

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