CHANGED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

changed

verb

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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 actress said the experience changed her perspective. —

Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 Getty Images Having turned things around on the battlefield and changed the nature of modern warfare in the process, Ukraine is now about to transform the world in yet another leap forward - by becoming a geopolitical power. —

Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 What changed on May 4 is that Amazon opened this service up for all businesses – not just the small brands that have been there all along, but every kind of company at every size, from American Eagle retail orders to Procter & Gamble raw-material shipments between factories. —

Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 25 May 2026 Our understanding, say, of the fall of the Roman Republic is going to be changed by events in American history. —

Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 Other people changed their calendar settings to make all invites 55-minute meetings instead of 60. —

Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 25 May 2026 While the first team changed from the third kit into the traditional red and white, Arteta’s staff donned shirts worn by the players. —

James McNicholas, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Soon after leaving school, the organization Fighting Words changed that for me. —

Via Riverhead, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 Has your life changed in any surprising ways since starting treatment? —

Maggie Donahue, Health, 18 May 2026

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The Orange County district attorney, Todd Spitzer, announced it as a win in his crackdown on parents who let their children illegally ride e-motorcycles or modified e-bikes.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
After his exit from the latter midway through last year in the fallout of the cheating scandal at Indianapolis, where Penske was found to have illegally modified two of its cars after qualifying, McLaren swooped in to secure Moyer’s services.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 24 May 2026