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 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 Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out. —

Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 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 Nasdaq index rules were changed in a way that could allow SpaceX to quickly join the Nasdaq 100, which would require many funds and investors that track the index to buy shares. —

Manya Saini, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Apple was little changed ahead of Monday’s WWDC keynote . —

Jim Cramer, CNBC, 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 Kenner’s kolaches have changed a little over the years. —

Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026

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The vehicle was carefully modified so that the late monarch could position her handbag alongside her between the two front seats.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 8 June 2026
That would, of course, be modified by your situation, though, since no well-mannered guest would watch a pregnant woman struggling under a load of plates without intervening.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026