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

One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Hong was counting on moderate voters not noticing the change, or at least not seeing her metamorphosis as little more than political opportunism. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026

Nonetheless, a portrait emerged of a peacock producer who has undergone a complete metamorphosis. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

This Circe may not look much like the lovely goddess of the poem, and her role may be limited to the metamorphosis of men into pigs. — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026