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exchange

exchange

119 3.5
A short angry conversation between two people
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈsʧeɪndʒ/
translation icon : discusión
  • The organization sought to foster cultural exchanges to promote world peace and understanding.
  • exchange of ideas
  • exchange and dialogue
  • escalation of exchanges

And so that one exchange didn't ruin the relationship.

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Examples

  • We were excited and encouraged to read the journal exchanges between these students and their parents.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And we'll have a chance to have some exchanges back and forth.

  • And we were having this exchange via text and then via e-mail.

  • And then you had this exchange last night.

  • But the best thing that can happen is always the exchange between human and human.

  • Okay, listen to this weird e-mail exchange.

  • Open and honest communication is paramount to maintaining a free flow and exchange of ideas and information.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I think bosses admire that kind of frank exchange.

  • It was a stimulating exchange.

  • The heated exchange between the two debaters highlighted their conflicting viewpoints.

Synonyms

conversation
vsexchange
1.0

A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas

is often unpleasant or heated rather than friendly casual chat
debate
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  • Formal
2.0

A formal discussion where opposing sides argue about a topic

is a general conversation that can be informal and less structured
discussion
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1.4

A conversation where people share ideas and opinions to decide or understand

is often heated or unpleasant dialogue rather than calm talk
word
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5.6

A short talk between people

is a broader dialogue that can last longer and become heated
talk
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947 1.0

A discussion where people share ideas or feelings

is frequently a tense or unpleasant two way discussion rather than neutral speech
fight
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675 2.4

A strong argument between people or groups, often public

is a conversation focused on views not necessarily escalating to extreme conflict
argument
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617 2.3

A disagreement between people that is often angry

is a general conversation that may be heated but not mainly about disagreement
conflict
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397 2.3

A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas

is a conversation that can be tense but is not always deep structural opposition
discourse
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  • Formal
122 6.4

Speech or writing about a topic

is more informal and focuses on heated back and forth between people
crossfire
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118 5.3

A heated back-and-forth argument between people with different views

is a broader conversation that can be calm rather than quick short turns
quarrel
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61 2.0

An angry argument between people who are usually friendly

is any dialogue that can be heated but also calm among strangers
altercation
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52 6.8

A noisy argument between people often in public

is a conversation that may be tense but usually less physically noisy
contention
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34 6.5

A strong disagreement between people or groups

is a dialogue for sharing views rather than formal dispute over issues
war of words
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15 6.2

A long angry argument in public between opposing groups

is a dialogue that may be heated but is not necessarily public or prolonged
airing
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14 4.5

A public discussion where people openly share different views

is typically a direct interpersonal dialogue often marked by personal hostility
heated debate
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12 3.5

An argument with strong feelings and different opinions

is more general talk that may be intense without formal structure
public discussion
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9 2.8

An open talk where many people share views about things that affect everyone

is usually a private or interpersonal dialogue that can be heated
open discussion
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8 3.3

A conversation where people share ideas honestly without holding back

is often unpleasant or hostile rather than merely candid and frank
shouting match
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  • Informal
7 3.8

A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other

is a conversation that can be heated without becoming noisy or loud
heated argument
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7 3.5

A strong angry disagreement between people with loud voices

is a general conversation that may be tense but less intensely confrontational
heated discussion
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5 3.7

An argument where people speak loudly and with strong feelings

is general conversation that can be emotional but not necessarily hostile
colloquy
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  • Formal
3 9.7

A formal serious talk about a specific topic

is less formal and often unpleasant or emotionally charged in tone
group discussion
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3 2.0

A conversation among several people about one topic to share ideas or make a decision

is often a two person dialogue rather than a structured multi person session
arguing
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2 2.4

A time when people strongly disagree and speak loudly

is broader dialogue that can include sharing views rather than conflict
words
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  • Informal
1 6.2

A short angry argument between people

is a dialogue that can be heated but also neutral or polite
interlocution
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9.1

A conversation between two or more people

is often more emotional and unpleasant rather than neutral

Antonyms

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

Compounds

A large place in New York where people buy and sell shares of companies

A U.S. government agency that watches financial markets and protects investors

21 3.2

The value of one country's money when you change it for another country's money

stock exchange
  • Specialized
18 3.6

A market where people buy and sell company shares through brokers

foreign exchange
  • Specialized
7 4.1

A way to change one country's money into another country's money

medium of exchange
  • Specialized
4 4.1

Something people accept to pay for goods and services

A stock market in New York City where smaller companies trade shares

A way for people from different cultures to share ideas, traditions, and customs

exchange traded fund
  • Specialized
2 6.1

A fund you can buy and sell on a stock market that tracks an index like the S&P 500

telephone exchange
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A place with machines that connects telephone calls for many people

futures exchange
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A market where people trade standard agreements to buy or sell goods and shares later

rate of exchange
  • Specialized
1 3.8

The value at which one country's money can buy another country's money

1 5.2

A system where a currency's value changes because of buying and selling in the market, not set by the government

commodities exchange
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A market where people buy and sell raw materials like oil or grain to be delivered later

commodity exchange
  • Specialized
1 5.5

An organized market where people buy and sell raw materials, often for delivery in the future

fixed exchange rate
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A system where a government keeps a country's money at a set value, often linked to another currency or gold

ion exchange
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A process that swaps charged particles in water with a solid to remove impurities

7.5

A written order telling one person or bank to pay money to another at a set time

cation-exchange resin
  • Specialized
7.8

A man-made material that removes positively charged particles from liquids to purify them

9.9

A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons

corn exchange
  • Archaic
7.5

A building where people buy and sell grain like corn

anion-exchange resin
  • Specialized
8.5

A man-made material that removes negatively charged ions from water

exchange energy
  • Specialized
9.8

Energy that comes from tiny particles of the same kind swapping positions or states

A formal signing in a property sale when buyer and seller swap contracts and become legally bound

exchange premium
  • Specialized
7.4

Extra money you pay to change one currency into another

exchange transfusion
  • Specialized
7.5

A treatment that slowly removes a person's blood and replaces it with donor blood

5.3

The price of one currency that goes up and down with market buying and selling

ion-exchange polymer
  • Specialized
6.9

A plastic material that removes minerals or metals from water by swapping charged particles with the liquid

ion-exchange resin
  • Specialized
6.9

Tiny hard beads that swap charged particles in water to remove minerals

A large place in New York where people buy and sell company shares

pegged exchange rate
  • Specialized
7.0

A system that fixes a country's money value to another country's money

9.2

A chemical change caused by light that makes substances swap parts

post exchange
  • Jargon
6.4

A store on an army base where soldiers and their families buy goods

How Heated

exchange
119 3.5
argument
617 2.3
words
  • Informal
1 6.2
disagreement
268 1.6
discussion
1.4
conversation
1.0

Surface Forms

exchange singular
exchanges plural

Morphology

exchange = exchange (semi-transparent) = ex + change

A conversation can be understood as people exchanging words or views, but the frequent nuance of a brief heated interaction is somewhat lexicalized.

Etymology

Exchange can mean a back-and-forth giving of words or ideas, like people swapping views. So a sharp exchange is a quick, often heated, conversation.