CHANGED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

changed

verb

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past tense of change

as in modified

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

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as in shifted

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

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as in exchanged

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

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Recent Examples of changed Enormous floral displays mark the reception area, and these are changed regularly by local florists. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The Last Supper changed when Leonard Cohen came into the book. —

Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 Now one year later, community members continue to honor those affected by the attack and remember the lives forever changed. —

Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 1 June 2026 After years of the women always going on first, that has changed in recent years with the men sometimes featured as the first match, meaning the women sometimes have to wait several hours before going on court. —

Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The actress said the experience changed her perspective. —

Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 What changed on May 4 is that Amazon opened this service up for all businesses – not just the small brands that have been there all along, but every kind of company at every size, from American Eagle retail orders to Procter & Gamble raw-material shipments between factories. —

Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 25 May 2026 Our understanding, say, of the fall of the Roman Republic is going to be changed by events in American history. —

Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 And for Phelps, there was one defining, lightbulb moment that changed everything. —

Coy Wire, CNN Money, 25 May 2026

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Accessibility The main resort is mainly step-free access, and all villas can be modified for wheelchair accessibility with ramps put in place of steps where applicable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Later an Iron Age bowl was found in the mud, and bones that appeared to have been modified by humans were discovered as well, leading researchers to conclude that the cave had once been occupied by prehistoric people.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 June 2026