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 The board officer positions also changed with Dalia Begin being voted in as the new board president. —

Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026 In Tortorella’s defense, Hart wasn’t the issue in the shutout loss in Game 6, but an earlier swap could’ve changed the outlook of the series. —

Jesse Granger, New York Times, 16 June 2026 This, then, became the place to live out and fulfill true cowboy ambitions—and the heart of this place hasn’t changed since. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026 How has your field changed in the past few years? —

Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 16 June 2026 Fox spoke at the Spurs’ shootaround on Monday, where he was admittedly irked about his usual routine being changed. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 But the model for NBA, MLB and NHL teams has changed, and our market’s full circle moment arrived on Monday, when the Heat moved its game to WPLG 10, two years after the Panthers also fled the RSN model and a year after the Marlins did the same. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 While some guidelines for penalties related to gambling have changed in recent years, NCAA rules still call for a permanent loss of eligibility for any player who wagered on his own team. —

CBS News, 8 June 2026 As the years went by and its leadership changed, the university finally recognized that something had to be done. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

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Lawmakers modified the measure before placing it on the ballot by excluding school taxes from the higher homestead exemption.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Unless those sanctions are modified, paying exposes shippers and banks to sanctions.

— David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026