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change position

VERB
budge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bend
STRONG
change convince inch influence locomote move persuade propel push remove roll shift slide stir sway yield
WEAK
give way
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade fix hinder hold keep leave alone prevent remain repress stay steady stop suppress
VERB
turn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
change convert move return shift swing switch transform twist
STRONG
about-face aim alter alternate backslide capsize curve depart detour detract deviate digress direct diverge incline inverse invert loop pivot recoil redirect regress relapse retrace revert sheer shunt sidetrack subvert sway swerve swirl tack upset vary veer volte-face wheel whip around whirl zigzag
WEAK
call off double back face about go back rechannel shy away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keep persist remain stagnate stay
STRONG
continue develop grow lose progress straighten
WEAK
make well

Example Sentences

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The advantage of this compared to inverting a full-back is that it is a shorter sprint for a centre-back to change position between the defensive and build-up phase.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

To that then-existing mountain of facts, Smith has continued to pile on evidence, further validating Garland’s shift on that front—and giving him more reason to change position in the Carroll matter.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2023

The eyes in some insects, like ants, can't change position.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

"We decided to change position ... in the name of preserving our party unity," Wolney Queiroz, the PDT's leader in the lower house, wrote on social media.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021

They are always there; they never change position; and they are very far distant.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins