Synonyms of modified

modified 1 of 2

adjective

as in defined

Related Words

• defined
• restricted
• limited
• specific
• qualified
• detailed
• circumscribed
• confined
• definite
• finite
• bounded
• measured
• determinate
• fixed
• narrow
• tiny
• exact
• precise
• constricted
• moderate
• small
• modest
• settled
• determined
• puny
• minute

Dissimilar Words

• undefined
• infinite
• unlimited
• indefinite
• endless
• unbounded
• dimensionless
• unmeasured
• limitless
• countless
• general
• innumerable
• enlarged
• boundless
• immeasurable
• illimitable
• inestimable
• expanded
• vague
• inexhaustible
• incalculable
• indeterminate
• measureless
• unfathomable
• unqualified
• large
• unreserved
• extensive
• bottomless
• nebulous
• considerable
• substantial
• great
• copious
• bulky
• plentiful
• super
• major
• vast
• voluminous
• handsome
• sizable
• big
• whole
• oversize
• respectable
• comprehensive
• jumbo
• broad
• inclusive
• hefty
• bumper
• universal
• goodly
• grandiose
• epic
• escalated
• sweeping
• expansive
• global
• ample
• cosmopolitan
• plenitudinous
• largish
• whacking
• overscale
• hulking
• king-size

modified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of modify

1

as in altered

to limit the meaning of (as a noun)

adjectives are words that modify nouns, while adverbs can modify adjectives and verbs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• altered
• qualified
• colored
• misrepresented
• distorted
• narrowed
• twisted
• misstated
• perverted
• warped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expanded
• broadened
• widened

2

as in changed

to make different in some way

he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• changed
• remodeled
• altered
• reworked
• revised
• remade
• transformed
• recast
• refashioned
• varied
• revamped
• redid
• deformed
• mutated
• metamorphosed
• made over
• converted
• revolutionized
• transmuted
• exchanged
• transfigured
• regenerated
• commuted
• retooled
• rejiggered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set
• fixed
• stabilized
• froze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of modified

Adjective

In 2023, a 14-year-old killed two people and wounded five others at a luxury Bangkok shopping centre, using a modified handgun that police said was likely purchased online. — Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The world's most capable open models – which can be downloaded, modified and self-hosted – are all Chinese, and many experts consider the country to be ahead in robotics. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Autonomous agents can be created, modified and retired faster than traditional governance processes can track them. — Oded Hareven, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

In Yorba Linda, the father of a 12-year-old was charged after the child was injured while riding a modified e-motorcycle. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Backed by foreign suppliers, both the SAF and RSF have expanded their drone fleets, from modified commercial drones to advanced military systems. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Engineers flew a modified Saab 340B at cruising altitudes used by commercial passenger aircraft and kept the hybrid-electric propulsion system operating for more than two hours during its longest test segment. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

These foods are industrial products made with multiple ingredients, including additives such as emulsifiers, preservatives, and modified starches. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 15 July 2026

Wednesday and Thursday were the celebrity pro-am, with the three-day tournament scored in a modified Stableford format beginning Friday. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Verb

Unless cargo ship designs are modified to deter or push aside these emergent threats, and new merchant ships get built to fight through damage, cargo traffic near maritime chokepoints will have an increasingly tough time. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The game traces its roots to 1964 when engineer Charles Fairbanks modified a softball by inserting an electronic beeping device so blind children could play. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

It had apparently been modified to help avoid detection by the airport’s drone defense sensors, said Alexander Dobrindt, federal minister of the interior for Germany, during a press conference. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Changes included improvements to ACH payment verification processes and modified IT staffing. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

This is the first time the ownership rule has been modified in more than two decades. — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

It was modified to accommodate cosmonauts who needed to train in an environment that simulated weightlessness. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026

The fastest e-bikes — manufactured to go 28 mph at top speed, according to factory specifications, but can be easily modified to go much, much faster — are already forbidden in county parks and on the West Orange Trail. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

The labels refer to whether all of the information about how an AI model works is publicly available and the model can be modified, or whether the model’s developer keeps its inner workings secret and the model itself private property. — Jeffrey Young, The Conversation, 23 July 2026