Synonyms for change


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : cheynj
Phonetic Transcription : tʃeɪndʒ

Top 10 synonyms for change Other synonyms for the word change

Définition of change

Origin :
  • early 13c., "to substitute one for another; to make (something) other than what it was" (transitive); from late 13c. as "to become different" (intransitive), from Old French changier "to change, alter; exchange, switch," from Late Latin cambiare "to barter, exchange," from Latin cambire "to exchange, barter," of Celtic origin, from PIE root *kemb- "to bend, crook" (with a sense evolution perhaps from "to turn" to "to change," to "to barter"); cf. Old Irish camm "crooked, curved;" Middle Irish cimb "tribute," cimbid "prisoner;" see cant (n.2). Meaning "to take off clothes and put on other ones" is from late 15c. Related: Changed; changing. To change (one's) mind is from 1610s.
  • noun something made different; alteration
  • noun substitution; replacement
  • noun smaller currency in exchange for larger
  • verb make or become different
  • verb substitute, replace
Example sentences :
  • "Flattery to ourselves does not change the nature of what is wrong," answered Philothea.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • But to his relief he observed no change in the demeanor of his fellow-townsmen.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • I could of course consistently attribute my change to consideration for you.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She was quite still, and he noted from the change in her soft breathing that she slept.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • When everything looked at its worst, then all seemed to change for our benefit.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • It has been very warm the last three days, and I hope much for a change.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • I shouldn't at all care to change banker's books with him on chance.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • It seeks to use it to interpret a change in its own plans and point of view.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Such a change of views was not the sudden impulse of an hour.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • So much is changing and will change, but so much endures, and transcends time.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Antonyms for change

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