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 small business, incorporated in 2017, changed its name from Hanes Road Carryout to Beaver’s Mini Mart in January 2025, according to the paperwork. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Stanford is his first college coaching job, but Richard said his approach hasn’t changed. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 In a 2021 interview with Sheen Magazine, Wright revealed that the part had originally been written with Denzel Washington in mind, but a chance encounter with Townsend, who directed the film and co-wrote its script, changed the course of his career. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2026 Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe’s story explores the life of a man, Okonkwo, and his home in Nigeria, which is forever changed when outside forces begin to encroach. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 One player or another has changed his jersey number seemingly every day since San Diego State began preseason camp three weeks ago. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Starting with Celsius, the conversation around energy drinks has changed, widening their audience and the number of occasions where they can be consumed, Truist’s Greer said. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Chipotle and Qdoba also use jalapeños distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors, but have changed products and suppliers. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Somewhere outside the venue, a video plays of Darby Allin talking about how much Kevin Knight has changed. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The contract was modified again in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, increasing its value.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Researchers modified its microscopic pores with amine functional groups to control when different ions could enter the electrode.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of modified

Verb

This June, his administration largely shifted special-education oversight to HHS and the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice.

— Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The cancellation came 10 days after Maersk shifted two other sailings on the Northern Star service—the Seaspan Guayaquil and AS California—from Shanghai to Xiamen.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shifted

Verb

Habba exits the conversation, reshuffling the race Habba's statement quickly altered the picture surrounding the White House vacancy.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
The new engines that relied on a near-50/50 split between combustion and electric power dramatically altered the way the cars had to be driven.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of altered

Verb

The narrative is punctuated by prose-poems about the water conditions during her swims, which varied enormously from day to day and month to month, sometimes exquisite, sometimes terrifying.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
How far back that recovery can reach has varied from case to case.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of varied

Verb

While on tour together, Rise Against and Architects even swapped members while playing each other’s namesake songs.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
To grow the bottom line, executives are focused on both bolstering the network’s place as the cable bundle’s most valuable channel and reaching a new generation of fans who have largely swapped channel flipping with feed swiping.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of swapped

Verb

Over 130 stores are being remodeled But matching Walmart's scale is not the goal, said Jacob Aiken-Phillips, consumer research director at Melius Research.

— Nicholas P. Brown, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
It was recently remodeled by architect Gabriela Liebert and is now on the market for about $6 million.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026