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metamorphosis

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of metamorphosis

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 of metamorphosis

changeover, conversion, transfiguration, transformation

Words Related to metamorphosis

shift, transition

adjustment, alteration, modification

reconstruction, reconversion, redo, redoing, refashioning, reformation, remaking, remodeling, revamping, revision, reworking, variation

deformation, disfigurement, distortion, mutation, transmutation

displacement, replacement, substitution, supplantation

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