Definition for Commutation:

• The giving of one thing for another; the substitution of a less penalty or punishment for a greater.

Synonyms for Commutation:

• n.

  •
  • annul,
  • acquittal,
  • award,
  • charge,
  • bar,
  • acquit,
  • citation.
  •
  • swap,
  • shift,
  • trade,
  • substitute.
  •act (noun)
  • commuting.
  •commutation (noun)
  • substitution,
  • re-sentencing.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • locomotion,
  • battledore and shuttlecock,
  • compensation,
  • motion,
  • tourism,
  • transit,
  • indemnity,
  • repayment,
  • lex talionis,
  • conversion,
  • crossing,
  • dicker,
  • mutation,
  • journeying,
  • transmutation,
  • permutation,
  • recompense,
  • supersession,
  • moving,
  • mutuality,
  • compromise,
  • alternation,
  • deputation,
  • balancing,
  • passage,
  • switching,
  • progress,
  • reaction,
  • movement,
  • atonement,
  • central,
  • indemnification,
  • offsetting,
  • equalization,
  • delegation,
  • reciprocality,
  • shuffling,
  • middle term,
  • adjustment,
  • interplay,
  • alteration,
  • restitution,
  • course,
  • truck,
  • adaptation,
  • agency,
  • counterbalancing,
  • touristry,
  • trade-off,
  • power of attorney,
  • reciprocation,
  • amends,
  • switch,
  • nullification,
  • vicariousness,
  • retaliation,
  • figure of speech,
  • back-and-forth,
  • counteraction,
  • satisfaction,
  • cooperation,
  • supplanting,
  • Transposal,
  • changeover,
  • Intermutation,
  • representation,
  • metonymy,
  • hocus-pocus,
  • Superseding,
  • going,
  • something for something,
  • equation,
  • metaphor,
  • quid pro quo,
  • globe-trotting,
  • measure for measure,
  • redress,
  • displacement,
  • gift,
  • rectification,
  • supersedure,
  • reparation,
  • reciprocity,
  • rally,
  • revenge,
  • interchange,
  • neutralization,
  • barter,
  • Traject,
  • subrogation,
  • counterchange,
  • rearrangement,
  • expiation,
  • Supplantation,
  • composition,
  • Trajet,
  • cross fire,
  • intersection,
  • give and take.

Paraphrases for Commutation:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    compensation, reduction, mitigation, relaxation, substitution, buy-back, changeover, set-off, Compensator, takeover, acquisition.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    switching, switchover.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    commute, remission, alleviation, easing, permutation, buy-out, switching, swap, switchover, buyout, lessening, replacement, relief.

Hyponym for Commutation:

• n.

  • act
    travel, traveling, travelling.
  • communication
    warrant.