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 Minogue then changed into a minidress made from a vintage jersey T-shirt with a lace-up detail down the side, finished with leather piping, corsetry ribbon and gold hotfix crystals. — Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026 Instead of searching for another material that could overcome these restrictions, the UC San Diego team changed the light itself. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026 And while the platform and culture may have changed, the thrill of the hunt—and occasional buyer’s remorse—has not. — Adam Erace, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 After budget deliberations this summer, state legislators changed course and decided to partially fund the program. — Priyanka D McCluskey, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 Duszczyk said that the world today has changed since the 1950s, when countries recovering from the traumas of World War II created a system of international law, including refugee rights, meant to protect individuals from state violence. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 That changed in 2013, when a small, dark body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus passed in front of a star and blinked twice on either side of the main event, revealing two narrow rings around an object barely 250 kilometers across. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026 Blakespear worked out significant amendments to the bill throughout the legislative session, and affordable housing groups that opposed it earlier in the year changed their position to neutral. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Over the past 25 years, the mix of problems experienced by September 11 survivors has changed, too. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

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Templates are modified, plug-ins are added, integrations are patched together and developers create work-arounds.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
But, argue the plaintiffs, the Nazis’ lists were often modified at the request of unscrupulous dealers.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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Frazier was shifted from left to right tackle to fill in for Andrew Sprague, who missed a second straight game with an injury.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
The 10-year yield’s rapid climb above 5% shows how quickly investors’ expectations have shifted toward additional tightening from the Federal Reserve in light of stubborn inflation.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of shifted

Verb

Even if the relationship isn’t fake, something about Bronwyn’s newfound fame (or, rather, adjacency to fame by way of Lisa Barlow) may have altered her brain chemistry into thinking this is a normal way to navigate and present a new relationship.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
But for all characters' lives altered over the course of this eventful season, no one had more of a redemptive arc than Tim Robbins' villainous IT Head, Bernard Holland.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of altered

Verb

The real winners after electrification were not the ones that just swapped steam engines for electric motors.

— Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Even with Miami’s three two-way contract slots currently filled with guard Tre Donaldson, center Vlad Goldin and forward Keshad Johnson, two-way deals are allowed to be swapped out at any time.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of swapped

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Recently remodeled with a sleek, modern design and colorful contemporary art, Seu Pizza isn't your typical old-school pizzeria.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Philippe now lives in the house with his family, and although the concrete exterior remains intact, the rooms and the courtyard have been remodeled around their own aesthetics and routines.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of remodeled

Verb

For weeks, markets were highly uncertain about whether the Fed would raise rates or hold them steady this month, and odds fluctuated around 50% for each outcome.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
The strange aspect of Hughes’s two-and-a-half-year spell at Liverpool is that appraisals of his performance fluctuated so wildly — and rarely presciently.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026