Synonyms and Antonyms of swipe
1
to come into usually forceful contact with something
- a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the piñata with a stick
- spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos
bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, thud
bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip
contact, land, touch
brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep
bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push
2
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
- that car just swiped the fender of our car
bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap
batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough
scuff
bunt, flick, stroke, tap
bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp
bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level
rabbit-punch, sucker punch
cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip
bean, brain, conk, skull
3
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
- somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner
- left his phone at the library and it got swiped
appropriate, boost [slang], filch, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nick [British slang], nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, steal, thieve
