life-changing

adjective

life-chang·​ing ˈlīf-ˌchān-jiŋ 

: having or capable of having a significant impact on someone's life

a life-changing career opportunity

a life-changing injury

… in 1986 he took a year off to travel. The experience was life-changing and led to his 1991 decision to pursue writing full-time.

—Carolyn Hart

(humorous) Made with fresh carrots, pineapple, a blend of warm spices and a homemade brown butter cream cheese frosting, this carrot cake recipe is life-changing …

—Jocelyn Delk Adams

Examples of life-changing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How fast the benefits of a truly life-changing technology flow through the economy is the actual measure of how fast it is being adopted. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Previous participants have been given a boost in their quest to create life-changing tools. — Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

The utility player said the last four seasons with the Dodgers have been life-changing. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Other adolescents have also suffered life-changing injuries blamed on police weaponry during protests. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for life-changing

• interchanging
• rearranging
• arranging
• exchanging
• unchanging
• changing
• ranging