OSTINATO Antonyms

• the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

• an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

• a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event

• the action of changing something

• the result of alteration or modification

• the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due

• a thing that is different

• a different or fresh set of clothes

• coins of small denomination regarded collectively

• money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency

• a difference that is usually pleasant

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

• undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

• become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

• change clothes; put on different clothes

• exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

• give to, and receive from, one another

• change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

• become deeper in tone

• remove or replace the coverings of

• the ability to create

• the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

• the quality of being adaptable or variable

• the trait of being easily persuaded

• a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

• an unplanned expedient

• a performance given extempore without planning or preparation

• (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work

• the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

• the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint

• an event that departs from expectations

• discord that splits a group

• the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the quality of being subject to variation

• an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• something a little different from others of the same type

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• the process of varying or being varied

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard