conversion

[kuhn-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / kənˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /

NOUN

change, adaptation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alteration changeover growth modification reconstruction reorganization switch transformation

STRONG

about-face exchange flip-flop flux innovation metamorphosis novelty passage passing permutation progress qualification reclamation reformation regeneration resolution resolving reversal transfiguration translation transmogrification transmutation turning

WEAK

change of heart metanoia metasis proselytization remodelling see the light turning around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stagnation

WEAK

idleness sameness

Example Sentences

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OpenAI has said Musk knew about and supported the for-profit conversion plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Earlier this year, equalities minister Olivia Bailey, reiterated the government's intention to stop conversion practices.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

For early retirees, losing ACA subsidies can cost more than the tax saved by the conversion.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

A poorly timed conversion could eliminate deductions worth tens of thousands of dollars, effectively raising your true tax rate far beyond what your bracket suggests.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Every time that an animal eats a plant or another animal, the conversion of food biomass into the consumer’s biomass involves an efficiency of much less than 100 percent: typically around 10 percent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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