Synonyms of swing
14 similar words
Another word for swing is dangle. Other synonyms of swing are dance the hempen jig, hang, stretch hemp, trine and wag hemp.
Synonyms and similar words for swing
verbTo hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often...
- dance the hempen jig colloquialTo be executed by hanging.
- dangleTo hang loosely with the ability to swing.
- hang
- stretch hempTo be hanged.
- trineTo hang; to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
- wag hempTo be hanged.
- dance on a rope datedTo be hanged.
- dance on nothing archaicTo be hanged.
- dance the Tyburn jig archaicTo be executed by hanging.
- dance upon nothing archaicTo be executed by hanging.
- ride a horse foaled by an acorn obsoleteTo be hanged on the gallows.
- string up obsoleteTo die by hanging.
- take a ride to Tyburn archaicTo be executed.
- truss archaic, slang
Meaning of swing
- verb To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- verb To dance.
- verb To ride on a swing.
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Questions about synonyms of swing
- What is another word for swing?
- Swing has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dangle, dance the hempen jig, hang, stretch hemp, trine, wag hemp, dance on a rope and dance on nothing.
- What does swing mean?
- Swing means to rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: swing (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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