exchanging

VERB

trade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

swap

STRONG

alternate bandy bargain barter castle change commute correspond displace flip-flop interchange invert market network rearrange reciprocate replace reverse revise seesaw shift shuffle shuttle substitute switch traffic transact transfer transpose truck

WEAK

buy and sell cash in change hands contact with convert into deal in give and take go over to hook up horse trade link up pass to pay back return the compliment swap horses turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONG

continue deny hold keep leave alone refuse remain

Example Sentences

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When Tomas Soucek's effort grazed a post in the final stages of West Ham's defeat at Brentford on Saturday, their supporters could have been forgiven for exchanging exasperated looks.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

In her 2018 memoir, Sherman describes exchanging photos of grandchildren with another Iranian official, Abbas Araghchi, who has since sat down with Vance and Co.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

She says one man felt embarrassed after exchanging more than 20 emails with an impostor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In the moments before class, we unloaded our gym bags and shoes into separate lockers outside of the yoga room while exchanging hellos that I expected to be awkward but somehow felt easy and unforced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

They were exchanging inanities about the size and terrors of New York, but my body knew that the conversation was about something far more threatening.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson