Antonyms for change
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : cheynj |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʃeɪndʒ |
Definition 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
- "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
Synonyms for change
- about-face
- accommodate
- adapt
- addition
- adjust
- adjustment
- advance
- alter
- alternate
- barter
- break
- chicken feed
- coins
- commute
- compression
- contraction
- conversion
- convert
- copper
- correction
- development
- difference
- dimes
- diminish
- displace
- distortion
- diverge
- diversification
- diversify
- diversity
- evolve
- exchange
- flip-flop
- fluctuate
- innovation
- interchange
- invert
- make innovations
- make over
- merge
- metamorphose
- metamorphosis
- moderate
- modification
- modify
- modulate
- modulation
- mutate
- mutation
- naturalize
- nickels
- novelty
- pennies
- permutation
- pin money
- pocket money
- quarters
- recondition
- reconstruction
- redo
- reduce
- refinement
- reform
- regenerate
- remake
- remodel
- remodeling
- remove
- renovate
- reorganize
- replace
- resolve
- restyle
- reversal
- reverse
- revision
- revolution
- revolutionize
- shape
- shift
- silver
- spending money
- substitute
- supplant
- surrogate
- swap
- switch
- switch around
- tamper with
- temper
- tempering
- trade
- transfigure
- transform
- transformation
- transition
- translate
- transmit
- transmutation
- transmute
- transpose
- turn
- turnaround
- turnover
- vacillate
- variance
- variation
- variety
- vary
- veer
- vicissitude
- warp
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