counterchange
3 synonyms for counterchange, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To swap one thing for another.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
2. verb
(heraldry) To arrange colours so that they alternate between neighbouring parts of a design.
Etymology
Comes from Middle French contrechange (the noun) and contrechanger (the verb).
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