exchange

• "Would you change places with me?"
• "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

Synonyms

• changean event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; a relational difference between states; the action of changing something; the result of alteration or modification; the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; a thing that is different; a different or fresh set of clothes; coins of small denomination regarded collectively; money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; a difference that is usually pleasant; cause to change; undergo a change; become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; change clothes; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; give to, and receive from, one another; change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; become deeper in tone; remove or replace the coverings of
• interchangea junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams ; mutual interaction; the act of changing one thing for another thing; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); put in the place of another; give to, and receive from, one another; cause to change places; reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

• "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"
• "He changed his name"
• "convert centimeters into inches"
• "convert holdings into shares"

Synonyms

• changean event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; a relational difference between states; the action of changing something; the result of alteration or modification; the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; a thing that is different; a different or fresh set of clothes; coins of small denomination regarded collectively; money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; a difference that is usually pleasant; cause to change; undergo a change; become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; change clothes; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; give to, and receive from, one another; change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; become deeper in tone; remove or replace the coverings of
• commutea regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; exchange positions without a change in value; travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home ; change the order or arrangement of; exchange a penalty for a less severe one ; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
• converta person who has been converted to another religious or political belief ; change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; change the nature, purpose, or function of something; change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; cause to adopt a new or different faith; score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; complete successfully; score (a spare) ; make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; exchange a penalty for a less severe one ; change in nature, purpose, or function

Synonyms

• switch overchange over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
• switchcontrol consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit ; an event in which one thing is substituted for another; hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment ; a basketball maneuver; the act of changing one thing or position for another; change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence ; exchange or give (something) in exchange for ; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; make a shift in or exchange of; cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; flog with or as if with a flexible rod ; reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

• "exchange prisoners"
• "exchange employees between branches of the company"

• "switch seemingly equivalent items"
• "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
• "substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"
• "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

Synonyms

• substitutecapable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; serving or used in place of another; artificial and inferior; a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another ; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced ; someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); put in the place of another; be a substitute; act as a substitute
• replacesubstitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); take the place or move into the position of; put something back where it belongs; put in the place of another
• interchangea junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams ; mutual interaction; the act of changing one thing for another thing; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); put in the place of another; give to, and receive from, one another; cause to change places; reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Synonyms

• commutea regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; exchange positions without a change in value; travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home ; change the order or arrangement of; exchange a penalty for a less severe one ; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
• converta person who has been converted to another religious or political belief ; change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; change the nature, purpose, or function of something; change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; cause to adopt a new or different faith; score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; complete successfully; score (a spare) ; make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; exchange a penalty for a less severe one ; change in nature, purpose, or function

• "they had a bitter exchange"

• "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"
• "there was an interchange of prisoners"

Synonyms

• interchangeput in the place of another; give to, and receive from, one another; cause to change places; reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) ; a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams ; mutual interaction; the act of changing one thing for another thing; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)

• "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"

Synonyms

• centrala workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication ; serving as an essential component; in or near a center or constituting a center
• telephone exchangea workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

• "open only to members"

• "after a short rally Connors won the point"

Synonyms

• rallygather; call to arms; gather or bring together; return to a former condition; harass with persistent criticism or carping; a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm ; the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness ; an automobile race run over public roads ; (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

• "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

Synonyms

• interchangea junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams ; mutual interaction; the act of changing one thing for another thing; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); put in the place of another; give to, and receive from, one another; cause to change places; reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Synonyms

• substitutionan event in which one thing is substituted for another; the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
• commutationthe travel of a commuter ; a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one ; (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law ; the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

• "black lost the exchange"

• "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"