All change synonyms
change
C c verb change
- substitute β a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- reform β the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- vary β to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- transform β to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- shape β Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- modify β to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- fluctuate β to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- alter β If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- reverse β opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
noun change
- development β Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- adjustment β An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
- diversity β the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
- shift β to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- transition β movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- variation β the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
- switch β a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- revolution β an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- reversal β an act or instance of reversing.
- innovation β something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.
- modification β an act or instance of modifying.
- difference β the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- transformation β the act or process of transforming.
- revision β the act or work of revising.
- turnaround β the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
- about-face β An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
- diversification β the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
- distortion β an act or instance of distorting.
- metamorphosis β Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- conversion β Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
- compression β the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
- variety β the state of being varied or diversified: to give variety to a diet.
- addition β An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
- novelty β state or quality of being novel, new, or unique; newness: the novelty of a new job.
- mutation β Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
- reconstruction β an act of reconstructing.
- vicissitude β a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
- remodeling β to model again.
- correction β Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
- transmutation β the act or process of transmuting.
- modulation β the act of modulating.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- refinement β fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
- contraction β When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
- surrogate β a person appointed to act for another; deputy.