Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| adapt | verbv | |||||
verb • make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | ||||||
| adjust | verbv | |||||
verb • alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard • place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions • make correspondent or conformable • decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim | ||||||
| alter | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • make an alteration to • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby • remove the ovaries of | ||||||
| amend | verbv | |||||
verb • make amendments to • to make better • set straight or right | ||||||
| convert | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief verb • change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy • change the nature, purpose, or function of something • change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category • cause to adopt a new or different faith • score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone • make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something • exchange a penalty for a less severe one • change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change | ||||||
| evolve | verbv | |||||
verb • work out • undergo development or evolution • gain through experience | ||||||
| modify | verbv | |||||
verb • make less severe or harsh or extreme • add a modifier to a constituent • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | ||||||
| mutate | verbv | |||||
verb • undergo mutation | ||||||
| reconstruct | verbv | |||||
verb • reassemble mentally • build again • cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically • return to its original or usable and functioning condition • do over, as of (part of) a house | ||||||
| reform | verbv | |||||
noun • a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses • a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices • self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice verb • make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one • produce by cracking • break up the molecules of • improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition • change for the better | ||||||
| remake | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • creation that is created again or anew verb • make new | ||||||
| remodel | verbv | |||||
verb • do over, as of (part of) a house • cast or model anew | ||||||
| remold | verbv | |||||
verb • cast again • shape again or shape differently • give new treads to (a tire) | ||||||
| revise | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of rewriting something verb • make revisions in • revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving | ||||||
| shift | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an event in which something is displaced without rotation • a qualitative change • the time period during which you are at work • the act of changing one thing or position for another • the act of moving from one place to another • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters • a woman's sleeveless undergarment • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist verb • make a shift in or exchange of • change place or direction • move around • move very slightly • move from one setting or context to another • change in quality • move and exchange for another • move sideways or in an unsteady way • move abruptly • use a shift key on a keyboard • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change • change gears • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | ||||||
| transform | verbv | |||||
verb • subject to a mathematical transformation • change or alter in form, appearance, or nature • change in outward structure or looks • change from one form or medium into another • convert (one form of energy) to another • change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species • increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) | ||||||
| transition | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of passing from one state or place to the next • an event that results in a transformation • a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another • a musical passage moving from one key to another • a passage that connects a topic to one that follows verb • cause to convert or undergo a transition • make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) | ||||||
| transmute | verbv | |||||
verb • change in outward structure or looks • change or alter in form, appearance, or nature • alter the nature of (elements) | ||||||
| vary | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
verb • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • be at variance with; be out of line with • be subject to change in accordance with a variable • make something more diverse and varied | ||||||
