Synonyms of the word commutation


COMMUTATIONCHANGE - CLEMENCY - COMMUTING - EXCHANGE - MERCIFULNESS - MERCY - RE-SENTENCING - SUBSTITUTION - TRAVEL - TRAVELING - TRAVELLING - WARRANT

commutation

  • n. (obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
  • n. (obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
  • n. (formal or archaic) Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
  • n. Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment…
  • n. (law) The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State.
  • n. (linguistics) Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
  • n. (electronics) The reversal of an electric current.

change

  • v. (intransitive) To become something different.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
  • v. (transitive) To replace.
  • v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
  • v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
  • v. (archaic) To exchange.
  • v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
  • n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
  • n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
  • n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
  • n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
  • n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
  • n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
  • n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
  • n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
  • n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
  • n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

clemency

  • n. The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
  • n. (law) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive…
  • n. (now rare) Mildness of weather.

commuting

  • v. present participle of commute.
  • n. travel between home and workplace.
  • n. (Philippines) travel by public transportation such as by jeepney.
  • adj. Causing, or involved in commutation.

exchange

  • n. An act of exchanging or trading.
  • n. A place for conducting trading.
  • n. A telephone exchange.
  • n. (telephony, US only?) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before…
  • n. A conversation.
  • n. (chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
  • n. (obsolete) The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
  • n. (biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through…
  • v. (transitive) To trade or barter.
  • v. (transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.

mercifulness

  • n. The state of being merciful; mercy.

mercy

  • n. (uncountable) relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
  • n. (uncountable) forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
  • n. (uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.
  • n. (countable) Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
  • n. (countable) A blessing, something to be thankful for.
  • v. (obsolete) To thank.
  • interj. Expressing surprise or alarm.

re-sentencing

  • v. present participle of re-sentence.

substitution

  • n. the act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
  • n. a substitute or replacement.
  • n. (chemistry) (especially in organic chemistry) the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound,…

travel

  • v. (intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place…
  • v. (intransitive) To pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another.
  • v. (intransitive, basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
  • v. (transitive) To travel throughout (a place).
  • v. (transitive) To force to journey.
  • v. (obsolete) To labour; to travail.
  • n. The act of traveling.
  • n. pl A series of journeys.
  • n. pl An account of one's travels.
  • n. The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
  • n. The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
  • n. (obsolete) Labour; parturition; travail.

traveling

  • v. present participle of travel.
  • n. (basketball) A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.
  • n. The action of the verb travel.
  • adj. That travels (with one).

travelling

  • v. present participle of travel.
  • n. action of the verb to travel.
  • adj. that travels (with one).

warrant

  • n. (obsolete) A protector or defender.
  • n. Authorization or certification; sanction, as given by a superior.
  • n. Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof: a warrant of authenticity; a…
  • n. An order that serves as authorization, especially: A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
  • n. (law) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest or to execute a judgment.
  • n. A warrant officer.
  • n. (finance) An option, usually with a term at issue greater than a year, usually issued together with another…
  • n. (New Zealand) A Warrant of Fitness; a document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards…
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To protect, keep safe (from danger).
  • v. (transitive) To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value etc.).
  • v. (transitive) To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To give (someone) a guarantee or assurance (of something); also, with double object,…
  • v. (transitive) To authorize; to give (someone) warrant or sanction (to do something).
  • v. (transitive) To justify; to give grounds for.

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