Shift Synonyms and Antonyms
shĭft
To cause to shift, sense 1
(Verb)
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To change position
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- change
- turn
- fault
- move
- switch
- stir
- veer
- slip
- avert
- budge
- deflect
- alter
- deviate
- arrange
- conversion
- convert
- dispose
- divide
- dodge
- divert
- drift
- evade
- exchange
- expedient
- dislodge
- move over
- fluctuate
- fluctuation
- pivot
- group
- intermit
- jump
- metastasize
- palter
- swing
- period
- quibble
- quirk
- rearrange
- relay
- replace
- shuffle
- spell
- stint
- stratagem
- substitute
- subterfuge
- swap
- swerve
- tack
- tour
- transfer
- transition
- transpose
- trick
- vacillate
- vary
- reposition
- change-over
Antonyms:
To put in gear
(Verb)
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Those who work a shift, sense 2
(Noun)
A change
(Noun)
Synonyms:
- displacement
- move
- transformation
- transfer
- dislocation
- substitution
- fault
- disturbance
- alteration
- variation
- contrive to
- find a way to
- movement
- devise a means of
- rearrangement
- transmutation
Antonyms:
Something used temporarily or reluctantly when other means are not available
(Noun)
Synonyms:
The process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another
(Noun)
The process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
(Noun)
Synonyms:
- shift-key
Words Related to Shift
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