change

change

verb

Definition of CHANGE

1

to make different in some way <my wife has changed the look of our living room more times than we care to remember>

Synonyms alter, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary

Related Words deform, metamorphose, mutate; regenerate, revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute; commute, convert, exchange; rejigger, retool

Antonyms fix, freeze, set, stabilize

2

to pass from one form, state, or level to another <the weather in New England is constantly changing>

Synonyms fluctuate, mutate, shift, snap, vary

Related Words metamorphose, morph, transmute; better, improve; deteriorate, worsen; turn around; seesaw, teeter, vacillate, waver

Antonyms plateau, stabilize

3

to give up (something) and take something else in return <would you mind changing your seat so my friends can sit together?>

Synonyms commute, exchange, shift, substitute, swap, switch, trade

Related Words interchange; displace, replace, supersede; cede, hand over, surrender, yield; reciprocate