swayed

verbmove back and forth
verbinfluence, affect

Synonyms for swayed

verb move back and forth

Antonyms for swayed

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "to go, glide, move," probably from Old Norse sveigja "to bend, swing, give way," from Proto-Germanic *swaigijanan and related to swag (v.) and swing. The sense of "swing, wave, waver" is first recorded c.1500. Related: Swayed; swaying. The noun meaning "controlling influence" (to be under the sway of) is 1510s, from a transitive sense of the verb in Dutch and other languages. The verb in this sense is recorded in English from 1590s.

Example Sentences for swayed

They swayed, then separated as though they had been torn apart.

She swayed a little, so that the officer tightened his clasp on her wrist.

But were there no other considerations which swayed him from the cloisters towards the world?

At the first step Mortimer staggered and swayed like a drunken man.

She swayed forward bodily to his tug, and nearly went off the chair.

The smoking cattle held their noses low, and swayed beneath the yoke.

Cornish seized him by the arm, and held him while he hook like a leaf and swayed heavily.

He swayed on the wing runway, and I slid to the door and stood watching.

All day the battle had swayed in a fierce struggle for mastery.

I told you beforehand that you would be swayed by the Coadjutor.

swayed

Synonyms for swayed

Antonyms for swayed

influenced

managed

susceptible

touched

swayed

Synonyms for swayed

Antonyms for swayed

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