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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Older chondrocytes were more likely to activate genes linked to inflammation and unwanted conversion of cartilage into bone.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

That designation, which had never been sought before, would allow the use of historic tax credits to help fund its conversion to housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Article 4 was intended to help by placing restrictions on the conversion of more main homes into second homes or short‑term holiday lets.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The offering funds Alphabet’s $180 billion to $190 billion AI capital expenditures, with conversion to common stock in three years.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

By conversion or conquest, Islam, the religion of Muhammad, won over nearly all the lands of the ancient world: Egypt, Persia, India, and the Christian Mediterranean.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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