Synonyms of metamorphosis

metamorphosis

noun

ˌme-tə-ˈmȯr-fə-səs 

as in transformation

a change in form, appearance, or use

the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies

the metamorphosis of the abandoned factory into a mixed-use property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transformation
• conversion
• transition
• shift
• transfiguration
• changeover
• alteration
• modification
• adjustment
• reformation
• revision
• deformation
• transmutation
• remodeling
• reworking
• reconversion
• variation
• distortion
• reconstruction
• replacement
• displacement
• disfigurement
• substitution
• mutation
• remaking
• revamping
• refashioning
• redo
• redoing
• supplantation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of metamorphosis

For a legacy house and legacy artist both built on metamorphosis, there could hardly be a more Muglerian proposition than that. — Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026

With powerful visual storytelling, the film interweaves groundbreaking science and personal testimony to offer a radical and profound examination of maternal metamorphosis. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

The Aquarium of the Pacific oversees the tadpole-to-frog metamorphosis of hundreds of tadpoles sent from the Los Angeles and San Diego zoos, which bred them. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Set against the backdrops of New York and Los Angeles from the late 2000s through the 2020s, the novel navigates the uncertain metamorphosis of contemporary adulthood. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026