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Synonyms for change
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Synonyms for change
to give up in return for something else
the process or result of making or becoming different
the act of exchanging or substituting
the process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another
the process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another
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Synonyms for change
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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- acceleration
- deceleration
- retardation
- slowing
- happening
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- avulsion
- break
- mutation
- sublimation
- surprise
- nascence
- nascency
- nativity
- birth
- breakup
- separation
- detachment
- vagary
- variation
- fluctuation
- conversion
- death
- decease
- expiry
- decrease
- lessening
- drop-off
- destabilization
- increase
- easing
- moderation
- relief
- deformation
- transition
- transformation
- transmutation
- shift
- sparkling
- twinkle
- scintillation
- shimmer
- play
- damage
- impairment
- harm
- development
- revolution
- chromosomal mutation
- genetic mutation
- sex change
- loss of consciousness
a relational difference between states
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the action of changing something
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- action
- entail
- policy change
- volte-face
- about-face
- reversal
- adulteration
- move
- relocation
- downshift
- filtration
- reduction
- simplification
- decimalisation
- decimalization
- metrication
- metrification
- variation
- turning
- diversification
- variegation
- flux
- switching
- shift
- switch
- substitution
- commutation
- exchange
- promotion
- demotion
- change of state
- modification
- adjustment
- alteration
- movement
- motion
- motility
- change of direction
- reorientation
- change of magnitude
- change of integrity
- conversion
- updating
- change of shape
- satisfaction
- nationalisation
- nationalization
- communisation
- communization
- secularisation
- secularization
- rollover
the result of alteration or modification
the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
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a thing that is different
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a different or fresh set of clothes
coins of small denomination regarded collectively
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money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
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a difference that is usually pleasant
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cause to change
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- awaken
- wake up
- waken
- rouse
- wake
- arouse
- cause to sleep
- affect
- refreshen
- freshen
- refresh
- fecundate
- inseminate
- fertilise
- fertilize
- indispose
- cry
- etiolate
- shade
- animalise
- animalize
- brutalise
- brutalize
- convert
- opalise
- opalize
- arterialise
- arterialize
- make
- get
- counterchange
- interchange
- transpose
- vascularise
- vascularize
- decrepitate
- suburbanise
- suburbanize
- revolutionize
- revolutionise
- overturn
- barbarise
- barbarize
- alkalinise
- alkalinize
- mythicise
- mythicize
- mythologise
- mythologize
- allegorise
- allegorize
- demythologise
- demythologize
- land
- bring
- coarsen
- bear upon
- impact
- bear on
- touch on
- touch
- alchemise
- alchemize
- alcoholise
- alcoholize
- shape
- form
- round down
- round off
- round out
- round
- suspend
- sober
- reconstruct
- increase
- ease off
- let up
- ease up
- assimilate
- dissimilate
- commute
- exchange
- vitalise
- vitalize
- clear
- unclutter
- activate
- aerate
- deactivate
- inactivate
- blunt
- deaden
- remodel
- redo
- edit
- redact
- edit out
- cut
- tame
- chasten
- subdue
- temper
- moderate
- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- amend
- better
- aggravate
- exacerbate
- worsen
- exasperate
- wet
- dry
- dry out
- lubricate
- beef up
- fortify
- strengthen
- lace
- spike
- weaken
- oxidise
- oxidize
- oxidate
- merge
- unify
- unite
- age
- ripen
- mature
- antiquate
- antique
- make grow
- develop
- soften
- damage
- ossify
- acerbate
- stabilize
- stabilise
- destabilise
- destabilize
- sensibilise
- sensibilize
- sensify
- sensitize
- sensitise
- desensitise
- desensitize
- accustom
- habituate
- disarray
- disorder
- discolor
- color
- color in
- colorise
- colorize
- colour in
- colourise
- colourize
- colour
- stain
- hue
- uglify
- untune
- adjust
- correct
- set
- disqualify
- unfit
- domesticise
- domesticize
- domesticate
- reclaim
- widen
- dehydrogenate
- hydrogenate
- oxygenise
- oxygenize
- darken
- brighten
- lighten up
- lighten
- blear
- blur
- bedim
- overcloud
- obscure
- blot out
- obliterate
- veil
- hide
- cook
- slenderise
- slenderize
- crack
- dismiss
- dissolve
- terminate
- end
- defog
- demist
- concentrate
- condense
- contract
- cool
- cool down
- chill
- heat
- heat up
- warm
- freeze
- blister
- change over
- shift
- switch
- transform
- transmute
- transubstantiate
- ash
- translate
- reform
- regenerate
- rectify
- Islamise
- Islamize
- reverse
- invert
- turn back
- customise
- customize
- personalise
- personalize
- individualise
- individualize
- depersonalise
- depersonalize
- objectify
- sharpen
- flatten
- drop
- disintegrate
- magnetize
- magnetise
- degauss
- demagnetise
- demagnetize
- simplify
- rarify
- refine
- complicate
- elaborate
- perplex
- pressurise
- pressurize
- supercharge
- centralise
- centralize
- decentralise
- decentralize
- deconcentrate
- socialise
- socialize
- gear up
- prepare
- ready
- fix
- set up
- internationalise
- internationalize
- bolshevise
- bolshevize
- communise
- communize
- Europeanize
- Europeanise
- bestialise
- bestialize
- Americanise
- Americanize
- Frenchify
- civilise
- civilize
- nationalize
- nationalise
- denationalise
- denationalize
- naturalize
- naturalise
- denaturalise
- denaturalize
- even
- even out
- equalise
- equalize
- equate
- equal
- match
- stiffen
- loosen
- loose
- tighten
- fasten
- transitivise
- transitivize
- detransitivise
- detransitivize
- intransitivise
- intransitivize
- thicken
- inspissate
- full
- diversify
- decelerate
- slow down
- accelerate
- speed up
- speed
- delay
- check
- minify
- decrease
- lessen
- liquidise
- liquify
- liquefy
- liquidize
- solvate
- validate
- vitiate
- void
- invalidate
- empty
- fill
- fill up
- make full
- saturate
- clot
- coagulate
- louden
- renormalise
- renormalize
- normalise
- normalize
- morph
- neutralise
- neutralize
- commercialise
- commercialize
- market
- purify
- sanctify
- purge
- mechanise
- mechanize
- automate
- automatise
- automatize
- chord
- harmonise
- harmonize
- polarise
- polarize
- glorify
- contaminate
- devalue
- insulate
- calcify
- urbanize
- urbanise
- emulsify
- demulsify
- decarboxylate
- nazify
- clarify
- embrittle
- mark
- nick
- disable
- disenable
- incapacitate
- enable
- de-emphasise
- de-emphasize
- destress
- tenderise
- tenderize
- tender
- charge
- bubble
- sweeten
- iodinate
- ionate
- archaise
- archaize
- inform
- officialise
- officialize
- occidentalise
- occidentalize
- westernise
- westernize
- orientalise
- orientalize
- acetylate
- acetylise
- acetylize
- achromatise
- achromatize
- collimate
- parallel
- camp
- classicise
- classicize
- conventionalise
- conventionalize
- decimalise
- decimalize
- dizzy
- envenom
- poison
- exteriorise
- exteriorize
- externalise
- externalize
- glamorise
- glamourize
- glamorize
- glamourise
- introvert
- laicise
- laicize
- politicise
- politicize
- radicalize
- proof
- romanticise
- romanticize
- rusticate
- sauce
- shallow
- shoal
- tense
- steepen
- scramble
- unscramble
- unsex
- vitrify
- pall
- saponify
- expand
- extend
- set aside
- muddy
- elevate
- lift
- raise
- harshen
- dinge
- demonise
- demonize
- devilise
- devilize
- diabolise
- diabolize
- etherealize
- etherialise
- immaterialise
- immaterialize
- unsubstantialise
- unsubstantialize
- animise
- animize
- animate
- dynamise
- dynamize
- rarefy
- sublimate
- subtilize
- volatilise
- volatilize
- uniformise
- uniformize
- symmetrise
- symmetrize
- eternalise
- eternalize
- eternise
- eternize
- immortalise
- immortalize
- denature
- sanitise
- sanitize
- verbify
- sputter
- draw
- dope
- prostrate
- excite
- energise
- energize
- shake
- outmode
- spice
- spice up
- shorten
- think
- deflate
- inflate
- reflate
- digitalise
- digitalize
- digitise
- digitize
- gelatinise
- gelatinize
- recombine
- effeminise
- effeminize
- feminise
- feminize
- womanize
- masculinise
- virilise
- virilize
- masculinize
- disharmonize
- dissonate
- sexualise
- sexualize
- schematise
- schematize
- patent
- constitutionalise
- constitutionalize
- rationalise
- rationalize
- plasticise
- plasticize
- paganise
- paganize
- incandesce
- deaminate
- deaminize
- angulate
- circularize
- depolarise
- depolarize
- intensify
- isomerise
- isomerize
- legitimate
- vaporise
- evaporate
- industrialise
- industrialize
- opacify
- opsonize
- militarise
- militarize
- recommend
- sentimentalise
- sentimentalize
- solemnise
- solemnize
- territorialise
- territorialize
- transaminate
- transfigure
- spiritualize
- unsanctify
- vesiculate
- visualise
- visualize
- variegate
- ventilate
- vivify
- vulgarise
- vulgarize
- supple
- professionalise
- professionalize
- smut
- still
- weaponize
- eroticize
- piggyback
- port
- lifehack
- cloud
- obnubilate
- confuse
- tone down
- obfuscate
- synchronise
- synchronize
- mince
- break down
- crush
- fat
- fatten
- fatten out
- fatten up
- flesh out
- plump out
- plump
- fill out
- disturb
- dull
- untie
- undo
- barb
- string
- straighten
- straighten out
- amalgamate
- commix
- mingle
- mix
- put
- clean
- make clean
- begrime
- bemire
- colly
- dirty
- grime
- soil
- depress
- lower
- deform
- break up
- break
- alter
- adorn
- decorate
- grace
- ornament
- embellish
- beautify
- humanise
- humanize
- humble
- alienate
- disaffect
- estrange
- alien
- right
- deodorise
- deodorize
- deodourise
- blind
- change intensity
- change taste
- substitute
- replace
- capture
- contribute
- lend
- impart
- add
- bestow
- reestablish
- reinstate
- restore
- liberalize
- liberalise
- redress
- compensate
- democratise
- democratize
- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- demoralise
- demoralize
- deprave
- misdirect
- pervert
- profane
- subvert
- relax
- flocculate
- turn
- cohere
undergo a change
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- refreshen
- freshen
- freshen up
- refresh
- dress
- get dressed
- acquire
- develop
- produce
- grow
- get
- regenerate
- shade
- gel
- animalise
- animalize
- brutalise
- brutalize
- convert
- creolize
- mutate
- experience
- have
- decrepitate
- suburbanise
- suburbanize
- roll up
- roll
- glass over
- glaze
- glaze over
- glass
- turn
- barbarise
- barbarize
- alkalinise
- alkalinize
- change by reversal
- reverse
- change integrity
- change form
- change shape
- deform
- form
- change state
- adapt
- conform
- adjust
- climb up
- jump
- rise
- assimilate
- dissimilate
- change magnitude
- modify
- deaden
- break
- decay
- dilapidate
- crumble
- mildew
- mold
- hydrate
- dry out
- dry
- strengthen
- distill
- distil
- deoxidise
- deoxidize
- reduce
- crack
- oxidise
- oxidize
- oxidate
- mellow out
- mellow
- melt
- soften
- ionise
- ionize
- stabilise
- stabilize
- destabilise
- destabilize
- lighten up
- lighten
- discolour
- discolor
- color
- colour
- narrow
- contract
- darken
- dim
- check
- transpire
- resume
- take up
- change surface
- sublime
- sublimate
- cool down
- cool off
- cool
- warm up
- warm
- transmute
- metamorphose
- transform
- dull
- complexify
- ramify
- Americanise
- Americanize
- modernise
- modernize
- stiffen
- tighten
- conk out
- go bad
- break down
- die
- fail
- give out
- give way
- go
- yield
- harden
- indurate
- suffuse
- hush
- normalise
- normalize
- reorient
- purify
- digest
- regress
- foul
- decalcify
- industrialise
- industrialize
- decarboxylate
- spot
- incur
- obtain
- receive
- find
- acetylate
- acetylise
- acetylize
- take on
- assume
- adopt
- take
- prim
- capacitate
- caseate
- clinker
- cure
- dawn
- salinate
- desalinate
- desalinise
- desalinize
- desalt
- shallow
- shoal
- steepen
- superannuate
- ulcerate
- vitrify
- vulcanise
- vulcanize
- pall
- become flat
- saponify
- move
- run
- come
- catch
- catch on
- fly
- evolve
- assibilate
- smoothen
- turn on
- drop
- break into
- deepen
- change
- concretise
- concretize
- commute
- transpose
- introject
- shift
- swing
- fall
- reflate
- hydrolyse
- hydrolyze
- fold up
- fold
- gelatinise
- gelatinize
- mat up
- matte
- matte up
- matt-up
- felt up
- mat
- felt
- recombine
- feminise
- feminize
- obsolesce
- plasticise
- plasticize
- recede
- defervesce
- incandesce
- calcify
- drift
- play out
- conjugate
- isomerise
- isomerize
- vaporise
- evaporate
- gradate
- keratinise
- keratinize
- opacify
- mature
- rejuvenate
- sequester
- transaminate
- vesiculate
- undulate
- vascularise
- vascularize
- crash
- professionalise
- professionalize
- flip out
- flip
- gum
- repress
- shear
- damage
- synthesize
- come around
- come round
- promote
- divide
- part
- separate
- format
- arrange
- fall for
- move up
- ascend
- change posture
- settle
- cave in
- collapse
- fall in
- founder
- give
- undergo
- solarise
- solarize
- occult
- pass
- pull up stakes
- depart
- leave
- liberalise
- liberalize
- stratify
- democratise
- democratize
- loosen
- relax
- reticulate
- flocculate
- carbonate
- come in
- go out
- stagnate
- make
- frost over
- ice over
- ice up
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
change clothes
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exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
give to, and receive from, one another
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
remove or replace the coverings of
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