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Synonyms of change in English:

change


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See UK English definition of change

See Spanish definition of cambio

verb

1‘this could change the face of Britain’

SYNONYMS
alter, make different, become different, undergo a change, make alterations to, adjust, make adjustments to, adapt, turn, amend, improve, modify, convert, revise, recast, reform, reshape, refashion, redesign, restyle, revamp, rework, remake, remodel, remould, redo, reconstruct, reorganize, reorder, refine, reorient, reorientate, vary, transform, transfigure, transmute, metamorphose, undergo a sea change, evolve
customize, tailor
informal tweak
technical permute
ANTONYMS

preserve, stay the same

2‘he'd changed his job’

SYNONYMS
swap, exchange, interchange, substitute, switch, commute, convert, replace, rotate, alternate, transpose
trade, barter
archaic truck
ANTONYMS

keep


noun

1‘there has been a change of plan’

SYNONYMS
alteration, modification, variation, conversion, revision, amendment, adjustment, adaptation
remodelling, reshaping, remoulding, redoing, reconstruction, rebuilding, recasting, reorganization, rearrangement, reordering, reshuffling, restyling, rejigging, reworking, renewal, renewing, revamping, renovation, remaking
metamorphosis, transformation, transfiguration, translation, evolution, mutation, sea change
humorous transmogrification

2‘we need a change of government’

SYNONYMS
swap, exchange, interchange, substitution, switch, commutation, conversion, replacement, rotation, alternation, transposition
trade, barter, bartering
archaic truck

3‘sorry about the note—I've no change’

SYNONYMS
coins, loose change, small change, cash, petty cash, coinage, coin, coin of the realm, hard cash, silver, copper, coppers, gold
formal specie

Phrases

    have a change of heart

    ‘you can have your money back if you have a change of heart’


    SYNONYMS
    change one's mind, change one's tune, have second thoughts, have a rethink, think again, think differently, think twice
    informal get cold feet