Shift Synonyms and Antonyms

shĭft
To leave or discard for another
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. change
  2. switch
To cause to shift, sense 1
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. change
  2. substitute
  3. exchange
  4. displace
  5. commute
  6. remove
  7. interchange
  8. switch
  9. trade
  10. swap
To go or cause to go from one place to another
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. move
  2. transfer
  3. maneuver
  4. careen
  5. remove
  6. wobble
  7. tilt
To put in gear
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. move
  2. change gears
  3. dislocate
  4. double-clutch
  5. displace
  6. downshift
  7. disturb
  8. lurch
  9. stir
  10. split shift
  11. put in drive
  12. shake
  13. budge
  14. agitate
  15. pitch
A working period
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. time
  2. spell
  3. turn
  4. stint
  5. bout
  6. go
  7. hitch
  8. inning
  9. work-shift
  10. stretch
  11. tour
  12. trick
  13. working-time
  14. watch
  15. hours
  16. duty period
To manage
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. get along
  2. get by
  3. do
  4. fare
  5. fend
  6. shift for oneself
  7. manage
  8. muddle through
  9. make out
Something used temporarily or reluctantly when other means are not available
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. expediency
  2. expedient
  3. makeshift
  4. stopgap
An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tack
  2. turn
  3. twist
The process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. change
  2. transition
  3. passage
  4. transit
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. chemise
  2. sack
The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shift-key

Words Related to Shift

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. drive
  2. team
  3. endure
  4. thrive
  5. help
  6. great vowel shift
  7. shifts
  8. gradual change
  9. move away
  10. reversal
  11. reorientation

Shift Sentence Examples

  • It was hardly fair to shift that responsibility solely to him.

  • He felt the subtle shift and stopped on the stairwell down to the gym.

  • She felt the air around him shift, darken.

  • My shift doesn't end until nine.

  • Snaking her upper torso over the back of the seat, she began to shift her weight toward the back of the car.

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