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 But a lot has changed for the better on the South Side since then. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Don pioneered innovations in projection technology, 3D and large-format filmmaking, and immersive attractions that changed how audiences experience stories. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026 But everything changed after a 1954 Life Magazine article, which argued that literacy rates were tanking because children were bored with Dick and Jane primers. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026 After nine years of running alongside the bulls, Etxanobe said the setback has not changed his outlook. — Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026 But the real-estate niche that Berman had carved out for himself in New York was likely forever changed. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 The All England Club introduced the queue in 1922 once the venue changed from a small meadow to larger grounds on Church Road, still in the famed SW19 postal code area. — Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026 One of Atlanta’s oldest restaurants changed its reservation policy, a beloved bakery announced its closure, a popular Chinese restaurant burned down and more of the week’s happenings in the metro Atlanta restaurant scene. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 11 July 2026 Responsibility hasn’t changed, but the nature of the work has. — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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In that version, the film was 11 minutes longer and featured more of Krem, the main villain, pulled and heavily modified from the comics.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
With heat indices expected to climb into the triple digits, Freedom 250 organizers modified the schedule to reduce attendees' exposure during the hottest part of the day.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of modified

Verb

Their efforts have shifted the needle; the US last year recorded a jump in its greenhouse gas emissions, driven in large part by power plants burning more coal.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
So now the narrative has shifted to the Sussexes not being interested in a meeting, but a picture.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026

Definition of shifted

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Words were exchanged and players separated in the grudge match by the third minute.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Following a month-old cease-fire, the US and Iran exchanged strikes today for the fifth consecutive day as both sides battle for control of the critical Strait of Hormuz, with no signs of either side backing down.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of exchanged

Verb

These included severe anxiety, traumatic memories, altered perceptions and difficulties functioning in everyday life.

— Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
There are two types of primitive CM meteorites — CM1 and CM2 — and the biggest difference between them is how much water altered their composition while they were attached to a larger asteroid.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of altered

Verb

The training kept his arm strong throughout his rehab with a plan that varied his throwing in a walking boot, after the bone had healed.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
That number varied modestly from the 1980s through the early 2000s, owing in no small part to a waning interest in socialism generally.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Definition of varied

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The building across from our apartment was being remodeled into a three-story Chinese restaurant called El Pacífico.

— Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
This remodeled 1905 home sits in historic downtown with a wraparound porch and elder trees on the property.

— Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026