Swaying Synonyms and Antonyms

To exercise the authority of a sovereign
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ruling
  2. reigning
  3. governing
Win approval or support for
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. influencing
  2. swinging
  3. diverting
  4. inclining
  5. persuading
  6. carrying
  7. disposing
To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. wobbling
  2. weaving
  3. wavering
  4. vacillating
  5. tottering
  6. teetering
To swing back and forth or to and fro.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. swinging

Words Related to Swaying

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. liking
  2. waving
  3. moving
  4. gyrate
  5. sinuously

Swaying Sentence Examples

  • She glared up at him, swaying toward him.

  • He watched her angry walk, gaze on her swaying hips.

  • He rode as if he were part of the horse, his lean body swaying with the stride of the graceful animal.

  • He drank long, until she was swaying and leaning against him.

  • The reference is to the swaying motion of the violin bow.

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