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 authors of the current study took a different route, examining whether the theorem could survive when the mathematical description of probability changed. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 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 Pantoja said Van has changed since December, highlighting the fight against Taira and noting the champion has refined aspects of his fighting style. — Los Angeles Times, 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 The network changed its name from MSNBC earlier this year after separating from NBCUniversal. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 In 2025, World Tennis, the sport’s world governing body, changed the rules, allowing it essentially everywhere. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 But that all changed last week at the stroke of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pen. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

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Verb

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

Definition of modified

Verb

His reliance on the cane has slowed him down, so Crouch has shifted roles, from field hand to recruiter, operating mainly as the guy behind the keyboard, lining up volunteers to plant, scout, harvest and build the next nursery.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Later, Sanguinetti shifted her focus to taking still images of Guile and Beli.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 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 team varied the identity presented to a model while keeping the underlying tasks the same.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Implementation of the state’s model policies has varied among local school divisions, contributing to a prolonged dispute over transgender policies in Virginia schools.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of varied

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

Verb

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