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full swing

ADVERB
full speed
Synonyms
WEAK
flat out full sail full steam full tilt heavy right foot open throttle
NOUN
freedom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability exemption flexibility immunity opportunity power privilege right
STRONG
abandon abandonment bent compass discretion facility indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin play prerogative profligacy range rein rope scope sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play laissez faire own accord plenty of rope rampancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotence inability incompetence responsibility weakness
STRONG
extreme restraint
WEAK
captivity confinement difficulty imprisonment incarceration limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression
NOUN
independency
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon abandonment ability autonomy bent compass discretion exemption facility flexibility immunity independence indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin opportunity play power prerogative privilege profligacy range rein right rope scope self-government sovereignty sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play laissez faire own accord plenty of rope rampancy
Antonyms
STRONG
dependence extreme impotence inability incompetence limitation responsibility restraint weakness
NOUN
motion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act gesture passage
STRONG
advance agitation ambulation change changing direction drift dynamics flow fluctuation flux gesticulation inclination kinetics locomotion mobility motility move oscillation passing progress sign signal stir stirring stream sway sweep swing tendency travel wave wavering
WEAK
body English high sign
Antonyms
STRONGEST
idleness
STRONG
stagnation
WEAK
immobility repose rest stiffness stillness
NOUN
self-government
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autonomy discretion flexibility immunity independence sovereignty
STRONG
abandon abandonment ability bent compass exemption facility independency indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin opportunity play power prerogative privilege profligacy range rein right rope scope sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play laissez faire own accord plenty of rope rampancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dependence
STRONG
extreme impotence inability incompetence limitation restraint weakness

Example Sentences

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The MLB’s automated ball-strike system is in full swing this season.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Japan's cherry blossom season will be in full swing in late March and early April, but some local media reports suggest the decline in the number of Chinese visitors will continue.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The original meme-stock craze was in full swing.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, earnings season was in full swing, with 102 companies in the benchmark S&P 500 index reporting this week, according to LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Thus there need not be a large time gap before Maurice’s research efforts were in full swing.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.