Change
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English
Noun
Change (plural Changes)- (countable) the process of becoming different.
- (uncountable) small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- (countable) a replacement, e.g. a change of clothes
- (uncountable) money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
- (countable) a transfer between vehicles
- (baseball) a change-up pitch
Verb
Change (third-person singular simple present Changes, present participle changing, simple past and past participle changed)
- (intransitive) To become something different.
- (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
- (transitive) To replace.
- (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
- (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
- (archaic) To exchange.
Adjectives for Change
progressive; astonishing; unimportant; political; social; economic; structural; miraculous; obliterative; corresponding; desirable; succeeding; fundamental; constant; violent; geophysical; asthmatic; marked; sudden; degenerative; inexpedient; miserable; extensive; solar; mortal; impending; metamorphic; observable; electrical; agreeable; flattering; malignant; pathological; valuable; secular; lightning-like; fermentative; welcome; sea¬sonal; noticeable; decided; verbal; pleasing; ceaseless; convulsive; panoramic; periodic; beneficent; numerable (pi); realized; much-needed; alleged; abrupt; necessary; sly; wide; complex; enduring; practical; problematic; undeniable; unvarying; tangible; quiet; kindliest; peaceful; noteworthy; magical; refreshing; propitious; vital; tactful; serious; dramatic; vast; thrilling; epoch-making; cataclysmic; arbitrary; doleful; terrific; saddening; inevitable; visible; kaleidoscopic; psychic; psychological; adolescent; bodily; daily; physical; technical; natural; singular; momentous; subtle; logical; ministerial; definite; threatened; healthful; indescribable; amazing; innovational; perceptible; incestuous; personal; far-reaching; periodical; remarkable; random; striking; varying; gradual; fluctuant; refreshing; incessant; vindictive; rhythmic; continual; rapid; industrial; tragical; stupendous; extraordinary; infinitesimal; withering; physiological; molecular; fine; hideous; enjoyable; radical; ceaseless; generating; appreciable; agreeable; constant; profound; frequent; cunning; coincidental; instantaneous; delicate; fearful; acceptable; painful; pathetic; alarming; implied; essential; numerous (pi); eternal; intermediate; never-ending; distressing; partial; genuine; far-reaching; healing; startling; elaborate; drastic; magical; notable; wholesome; comprehensible; monotonous; revolutionary; unaccountable; permanent; consolidating; accumulated;
Verbs for Change
accomplish—; advance—; advise—; advocate—; anticipate—; await—; bemoan—r beset by —s; bless—; compel—; concede—; confirm—; contemplate—; debate—; deplore—; destine for—; dread—; effect—; execute —; exhort—; fathom—; frown upon—; hinder—; impart—; inaugurate—; indicate—; induce—; mourn—; occasion—; oppose—; perceive—; prescribe—; promise—; pronounce—; prophesy—; propose—; report—; stir to—; suffer—; undergo—; warrant—; work—; —accompanies; —arises from; — equalizes; —modifies; —occurs; —perplexes.
Adverbs for Change
accordingly; singularly; momentously; logically; definitely; healthfully; indescribably; amazingly; perceptibly; personally; refreshingly; incessantly; industrially; tragically; stupendously; infinitesimally; molecularly; radically; appreciably; profoundly; instantaneously; acceptably; partially; eternally; genuinely; drastically; momentously; magically; notably; wholesomely; permanently; progressively; economically; miraculously; desirably; fundamentally; electrically; pathologically; seasonally; undeniably; noticeably; unvaryingly; tangibly; propitiously; vitally; arbitrarily; chemically; climatically; technically.
Synonyms for Change
- (the process of becoming different): transition, transformation
- (to make something different) alter, modify, transform
- alteration, variation, mutation, innovation, transformation, novelty, transmutation, metamorphosis, modification, transition, vicissitude, revolution, deviation, reverse, renewal, regeneration, exchange, conversion.
Antonyms for Change
firmness, permanency, fixedness, constancy, steadiness, steadfastness, changelessness, stability, duration, certainty, durability
Related terms
- (transfer): interchange
Thesaurus
aberration, about-face, accommodate, adapt, adjust, advance, agency, agent, alchemy, alter, alteration, alternate, alternative, ameliorate, analogy, analysis, analyze, anatomization, anatomize, ascend, assimilate to, assimilation, assume, assumption, atomization, atomize, avatar, back, back and fill, back up, backup, bandy, barter, be changed, be converted into, be quits with, be renewed, become, becoming, better, bottom out, break, break up, bring to, budge, buy and sell, castrate, change for, change into, change over, change place, change-over, changeling, checker, chop, chop and change, chop logic, circle, climb, coins, come about, come around, come round, commutation, commute, comparison, compensate, compound for, conversion, convert, cooperate, copy, counterchange, counterfeit, deal, deform, degenerate, delegation, demarcation, denature, deputation, deputy, deputyship, descend, deteriorate, deviate, deviation, difference, differencing, differentiate, differentiation, discriminate, discrimination, disjunction, displacement, distinction, distinguish, distinguishment, dither, diverge, divergence, diversification, diversify, divide, division, do business, do over, don, double, dress in, dub in, dummy, ebb, equal, equivalent, equivocate, ersatz, exchange, fake, fill-in, fit, fix, flip-flop, flop, flow, fluctuate, geld, get back at, get even with, get into, get on, get over, ghost, ghostwriter, give and take, give in exchange, give place to, go, go around, go round, go sideways, growth, gyrate, hard cash, haul around, horse-trade, imitation, improve, individualization, individualize, individuate, individuation, innovation, interchange, inverse, invert, jibe, lapse, make, make a distinction, make do with, make over, make way for, makeshift, mark, mark off, mark out, meliorate, metamorphose, metamorphosis, metaphor, metonymy, mitigate, modification, modify, modulate, modulation, mount, move, move over, mutate, mutation, mutilate, naturalization, naturalize, neuter, next best thing, novelty, offer in exchange, oscillate, overthrow, particularization, particularize, passage, pay back, pendulate, permutation, permute, personalization, personalize, personnel, petty cash, phony, pin money, pinch hitter, plunge, pocket money, power of attorney, progress, proxy, put on, put up with, qualify, quid pro quo, re-create, re-formation, realign, rebuild, reciprocate, reconstruct, reconversion, reconvert, redeem, redesign, reduce to, reduction, refashion, refine a distinction, refit, reform, regress, relief, remake, render, renew, replace, replacement, representation, representative, requite, reserves, reshape, resolution, resolve into, respond, restructure, retaliate, retrogress, return, return the compliment, revamp, reversal, reverse, revert, revive, revolution, ring in, ring the changes, ringer, rise, rotate, run, second string, secondary, segregate, segregation, separate, separation, set apart, set off, sever, severalization, severalize, severance, shift, shift the scene, shift with, sign, silver, sink, slip on, small change, soar, spares, specialization, specialize, spending money, spin, split hairs, sport, stand-in, stir, stream, sub, subrogation, subside, substituent, substitute, substitution, subvert, superseding, supplanting, supplantment, surrogate, swap, swap horses, swerve, switch, switch over, switch-over, symbol, synecdoche, tack, take a turn, take in exchange, teeter, tergiversate, third string, tit for tat, token, totter, trade, trade in, trade off, trade sight unseen, transfigure, transform, transformation, transit, transition, translate, transmogrify, transmutation, transmute, transplace, transpose, transubstantiate, travel, truck, turn, turn aside, turn back, turn into, turn the corner, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn the tide, turn upside down, turning into, undergo a change, understudy, unsex, utility player, vacillate, variation, variegate, variety, vary, veer, vicar, vicariousness, vice-president, vice-regent, vicissitude, volte-face, wane, warp, waver, whirl, wobble, work a change, worsen