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

However, her efforts to build a better life for her sister are complicated when she is forced to make a life-changing decision. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025

With your historic win and this life-changing opportunity, what is next for you in your career as a designer? —Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025

Retirement is but one important milestone in our lives that have been marked with other important, life-changing milestones. —Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025

However, contestants can choose what to do with the life-changing amount of money. —Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for life-changing

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