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modify

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of modify

1 to limit the meaning of (as a noun)

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

qualify
Words Related to modify

alter, color, distort, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

narrow
Near Antonyms of modify

broaden, expand, widen

2 to make different in some way

  • he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly
Synonyms of modify

alter, change, make over, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary
Words Related to modify

deform, metamorphose, mutate

regenerate, revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute

commute, convert, exchange

rejigger, retool
Antonyms of modify

fix, freeze, set, stabilize

Synonym Discussion of modify

change, alter, vary, modify mean to make or become different. change implies making either an essential difference often amounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing for another.
    • changed the shirt for a larger size
alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity.
    • slightly altered the original design
vary stresses a breaking away from sameness, duplication, or exact repetition.
    • vary your daily routine
modify suggests a difference that limits, restricts, or adapts to a new purpose.
    • modified the building for use by the disabled

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