Synonyms of transfiguration

transfiguration

noun

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌfi-gyə-ˈrā-shən 

as in transformation

a change in form, appearance, or use

after his transfiguration into a Buddhist monk, all his family and friends were amazed by his newly found patience and tranquility

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transformation
• conversion
• transition
• metamorphosis
• shift
• alteration
• changeover
• modification
• adjustment
• reformation
• revision
• transmutation
• deformation
• distortion
• disfigurement
• reconversion
• reconstruction
• substitution
• reworking
• variation
• displacement
• remodeling
• replacement
• mutation
• remaking
• refashioning
• revamping
• redo
• redoing
• supplantation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transfiguration

For most people born in the past three decades, Maggie Smith became a familiar figure as Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration professor and deputy headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter movies. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024

Her character was the formidable Hogwarts transfiguration teacher, head of Gryffindor house and, later, headmistress, taking over the latter position from Professor Albus Dumbledore. —Jen Juneau, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024

Here, light, like water, appears to be in a near-constant state of transfiguration between liquid, matter, gas, and air. —Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024

Perhaps there is no problem, or at least no problem not vastly outweighed by the tang of transfiguration. —Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024