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sway vs brachiate

brachiate vs sway

sway is a noun but brachiate is not a noun.

sway is not an adjective while brachiate is an adjective.

sway and brachiate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sway Yes No Yes No
brachiate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, brachiate is a hyponym of sway; that is, brachiate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sway:
  • sway: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
  • brachiate: swing from one hold to the next
Other hyponyms of sway include waver, weave, lash, oscillate, vibrate.
sway (noun) brachiate (noun)
pitching dangerously to one side
controlling influence
sway (adjective) brachiate (adjective)
having arms or armlike appendages
having widely spreading paired branches
sway (verb) brachiate (verb)
move back and forth or sideways swing from one hold to the next
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
cause to move back and forth
win approval or support for
Difference between sway and brachiate

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