Another word for change
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Verb
To give up in return for something else
To leave or discard for another
Noun
The process or result of making or becoming different
See also:The act of exchanging or substituting
The process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another
See also:The process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another
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Another word for change
Noun
The act or fact of altering
See also:Antonyms:An alteration
Substitution
See also:Variety
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Verb
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- Convert suggests more strongly change to suit a new function to convert a barn into a house
- Transform implies a change in form and now, usually, in nature or function to transform matter into energy
- Modify implies minor change, often so as to limit or moderate to modify the language of a report
- Vary suggests irregular or intermittent change to vary one's reading
- Alter implies a more partial change, as in appearance, so that the identity is preserved to alter a garment
- I'll change my shoes
- Change denotes making or becoming distinctly different and implies either a radical transmutation of character or replacement with something else success changed her
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