Synonyms of transposes

transposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of transpose

1

as in transforms

to change in form, appearance, or use

the snappy pop song was transposed into a ballad through a reworking of instrumentation and a change in key

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transforms
• converts
• transmutes
• transfigures
• reworks
• replaces
• metamorphoses
• remodels
• adjusts
• modifies
• recasts
• alters
• transubstantiates
• revises
• alchemizes
• redefines
• makes over
• mutates
• deforms
• supplants
• distorts
• refashions
• redesigns
• disfigures
• regenerates
• transmogrifies
• remakes
• reengineers
• varies
• redoes
• revamps
• displaces
• substitutes

2

as in relocates

to change the place or position of

after the ex-governor's scandals belatedly came to light, his portrait was transposed to a quiet corner of the statehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relocates
• removes
• moves
• shifts
• transfers
• transports
• displaces
• disturbs
• replaces
• conveys
• repositions
• carries
• dislocates
• transmits
• hauls
• supplants
• drives
• supersedes
• modifies
• alters
• budges
• revises
• transplants
• reworks
• carts
• varies
• lugs
• totes
• bears
• remakes
• refashions
• redoes
• remodels
• revamps
• makes over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sets
• secures
• stabilizes
• freezes
• fixes
• anchors
• embeds
• roots
• moors
• lodges
• implants
• entrenches
• ingrains

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transposes

Bulleh Shah transposes the framework of the lover and beloved to the self and the divine. — Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026

Shot in France and partially underwritten by a French production company, Jude’s interpretation transposes the maid’s experience to that of a Romanian immigrant. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Metaphorical Molluscs • Wheels Within Wheels Park Chan-wook manages to both honor and improve upon his source material in this out-of-the-box adaptation, which transposes the action from Victorian England to 1930s colonial Korea, and, honestly, fixes the third act. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026