SHIFTED Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

shifted

verb

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past tense of shift

as in relocated

to change the place or position of he shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over

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as in moved

to change one's position she shifted uncomfortably in her seat throughout the interview

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as in changed

to pass from one form, state, or level to another she watched the aurora in fascination as its colors shifted from green to blue

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as in exchanged

to give up (something) and take something else in return my brother and I shifted seats just before takeoff so that he could sit by the window

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as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs left the others to shift for themselves

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Recent Examples of shifted After the breach, North Carolina public schools, including CMS, shifted to a new student data system known as Infinite Campus, beginning this school year. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026 Now, with The Masters looming, the conversation has shifted from whether Woods will play… to how the sport, and its biggest broadcast partner, will handle his absence and the controversy surrounding it. —

Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 Bulté is working with a wildlife statistician to assess whether the Opinicon population is stable, growing, or shrinking — and whether the male-female ratio has been permanently shifted by the 2022 die-off. —

Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026 Traders have rapidly shifted expectations in recent days as surging energy prices, rising import costs and intensifying stagflation fears rattled global markets. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 But inside Venezuela, attention has already shifted. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 For decades kosher drinkers trailed broader trends, remaining associated with sweet wines long after the general market had shifted toward dry, higher-quality bottles. —

Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026 Yet there is no question that over the past three election cycles, Latino voters – Latino men under 40, in particular – have shifted right. —

Gary M. Segura, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026

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The iconic French restaurant originally opened downtown in 1927 and relocated to its current chalet on Sunset Boulevard in 1962.

— Sammy Loren, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
News of the steakhouse’s arrival comes nearly two years after Gianni’s Trattoria left downtown Concord and relocated to a larger space at Gibson Mill, a nearby food hall, CharlotteFive previously reported.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026