CHANGED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

changed

verb

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 What changed in the past generation is that companies other than banks and consulting firms have disappeared from campus recruiting, and colleges have allowed a recruiting race to the bottom in return. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The researchers demonstrated the concept using signals whose characteristics changed over time, including handwriting and object movement at different speeds. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026 When Leeland Properties acquired the site in 2017, little had changed. — Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Many artists would follow suit in the years to come, until the rules around ticket bundling were changed in 2020, per Billboard. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 But the commissioner for Mississippi’s Department of Public Safety, Sean Tindell, who is White, has said Mississippi has changed over the decades. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 More than three years after the volleyball injury that changed her life, McNabb said her health has finally reached a significant turning point. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 So even if payroll reports turn anemic, don’t expect the Federal Reserve to come to the rescue because the jobless rate will still be little changed. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 The loss of your husband changed the emotional landscape of your home, not just for you, but for Gracie and Georgie. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Unless cargo ship designs are modified to deter or push aside these emergent threats, and new merchant ships get built to fight through damage, cargo traffic near maritime chokepoints will have an increasingly tough time.

— Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The game traces its roots to 1964 when engineer Charles Fairbanks modified a softball by inserting an electronic beeping device so blind children could play.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of modified

Verb

This stubbornness could cost Republicans another seat, as the Cook Political Report has shifted the race to a toss-up over the scandal.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026
The company has increasingly shifted toward defense manufacturing, using robotic 3D printing to produce drone hulls and full-scale boat structures, reports Defence Blog.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of shifted

Verb

Thorne and Zendaya exchanged notes and realized the animosity between them wasn’t coming from either one.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Since first participating in the CRS in 2018, offshore financial account information has been continuously exchanged with Chinese tax authorities.

— Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exchanged

Verb

Given the risk of punishment or even execution, some contributions are anonymized or voices altered.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Kennedy, who has a history of anti-vaccine activism, altered the childhood immunization schedule in January to recommend fewer universal shots to all children.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of altered

Verb

Others varied the potatoes and went with diced frozen ones or crispy tots.

— Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
The dozens of similar shows that have followed, many of them starring Kidman as well—she can also be found in The Undoing, Expats, Nine Perfect Strangers, and The Perfect Couple—have varied in quality.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of varied

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Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Reliever swap While these were two separate trades, Miami essentially swapped out Bachar for Vodnik in the bullpen.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of swapped

Verb

Barnes & Noble has also remodeled many of its locations, installing modular shelving, improving lighting, and reorganizing how books are presented.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
During a search of the home, detectives determined it had been recently remodeled, Facklam said.

— Barbara Vitello, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of remodeled

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Jacas drilled with the second-team defense opposite Swinson, whose place on the depth chart has fluctuated this summer depending on the day.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Overall enrollment at Illinois Tech has fluctuated in recent years, with 8,838 students enrolled in fall 2024 and 7,502 in fall 2025, according to its website.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026