Synonyms of altering

altering

verb

present participle of alter

1

as in modifying

to make different in some way

can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• modifying
• changing
• remodeling
• reworking
• transforming
• remaking
• revising
• recasting
• refashioning
• varying
• redoing
• revamping
• deforming
• mutating
• making over
• metamorphosing
• exchanging
• revolutionizing
• transmuting
• converting
• transfiguring
• commuting
• regenerating
• retooling
• rejiggering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setting
• fixing
• stabilizing
• freezing

2

as in fixing

to remove the sex organs of

contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fixing
• neutering
• sterilizing
• emasculating
• castrating
• desexing
• spaying
• gelding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of altering

May is skilled at changing the eye level, and altering the balance of the hitter by mixing and matching this arsenal. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Theoretically, this could enable him to work as a left No 10 without altering Villa’s system too greatly. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Because while Carlsson is a wonderful player, Celebrini is a generational, franchise-altering — and league-changing — superstar. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

Then came that life-altering decision to land at Miami Dade College’s doorstep 50 years ago. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Percy Jackson is departing on yet another world-altering adventure this fall. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026

In 2022, Sophia Maddox received world-altering news in the middle of a casual phone call. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 22 July 2026