Synonyms of modifies

modifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of modify

1

as in alters

to limit the meaning of (as a noun)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alters
• qualifies
• misrepresents
• distorts
• colors
• narrows
• misstates
• warps
• twists
• perverts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expands
• widens
• broadens

2

as in changes

to make different in some way

he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alters
• changes
• remodels
• transforms
• reworks
• revises
• recasts
• varies
• remakes
• redoes
• refashions
• revamps
• deforms
• mutates
• makes over
• revolutionizes
• transmutes
• transfigures
• metamorphoses
• converts
• exchanges
• regenerates
• commutes
• retools
• rejiggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sets
• fixes
• freezes
• stabilizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of modifies

In anticipation of the court ruling, a law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in June modifies the state residency requirement that applies to students without permanent legal status. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

The final kickoff adjustment modifies alignment requirements for receiving team players in the setup zone. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

An agent that calls the wrong API or modifies the wrong record creates consequences a hallucinated sentence simply cannot. — Hemant Kashyap, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

So the team fed AlphaFold versions of a target DNA sequence, along with a guide RNA, the Cas9 sequence, and an enzyme that chemically modifies bases and can stick to Cas9. — ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

For example, Texas angler Dustin Grice modifies his spinnerbaits by adding chartreuse and white willow-leaf blades with a matching chartreuse/white skirt. — David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026

This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute. — Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 1 June 2026

The means of delivery offers access to a greater proportion of the public than traditional media distribution methods and features, which in turn modifies the types of content created. — Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026