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Definitions

change

[cheynj] / tʃeɪndʒ /

NOUN

something made different; alteration

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adjustment development difference modification revision shift switch variation

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correction distortion innovation modulation mutation permutation transmutation turn variance vicissitude

WEAK

novelty variety

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repetition sameness similarity uniformity

NOUN

act or fact of making different or becoming different

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metamorphosis revolution transformation

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conversion

WEAK

about-face transfiguration transmogrification

NOUN

substitution; replacement

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replacement substitution switch turnaround

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conversion exchange flip-flop interchange surrogate swap trade

NOUN

smaller currency in exchange for larger

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coins copper dimes nickels pennies quarters silver

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chicken feed pin money pocket money spending money

Antonyms

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bill dollar

VERB

make or become different

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adjust alter evolve fluctuate modify reform resolve shape shift transform turn vary

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accommodate adapt alternate commute convert diminish diverge diversify merge metamorphose moderate modulate mutate naturalize recondition redo reduce regenerate remake remodel renovate reorganize replace revolutionize substitute temper transfigure translate transmute transpose vacillate

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make over restyle

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leave alone maintain preserve remain stagnate stay

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keep

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continue hold persist

VERB

substitute, replace

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remove reverse shift trade

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alternate convert exchange interchange invert supplant swap transmit transpose

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switch around

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remain

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hold keep

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continue persist stay

Usage

What is another way to say change? To change is to make a material difference so that something is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, while still preserving the identity: to alter a dress, as by raising the hem (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one).

Example Sentences

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"China developed so fast, there was no time to educate people about ecology and once adults values are formed, they're really hard to change. Maybe they can't be changed in a lifetime."

From BBC

"Here in Tokyo, it used to be much older people who moved out here to work, but that has changed recently," he says.

From BBC

"I was doing every night time, every change… every walk. The role of both mum and dad," Ryan told the BBC's Parenting Download.

From BBC

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Sunday as investors look to end the year on a high note.

From MarketWatch

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