Synonyms of transposing

transposing

verb

present participle of transpose

1

as in transforming

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

• transforming
• converting
• reworking
• transmuting
• metamorphosing
• replacing
• remodeling
• transfiguring
• altering
• adjusting
• modifying
• recasting
• transubstantiating
• alchemizing
• redesigning
• revising
• making over
• redefining
• mutating
• remaking
• refashioning
• distorting
• redoing
• deforming
• supplanting
• reengineering
• substituting
• regenerating
• disfiguring
• varying
• revamping
• transmogrifying
• displacing

2

as in removing

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

• removing
• transferring
• moving
• relocating
• shifting
• transporting
• displacing
• repositioning
• disturbing
• replacing
• conveying
• carrying
• dislocating
• hauling
• transmitting
• driving
• transplanting
• altering
• supplanting
• modifying
• lugging
• superseding
• budging
• revising
• carting
• toting
• reworking
• remaking
• varying
• remodeling
• revamping
• bearing
• redoing
• refashioning
• making over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• securing
• setting
• fixing
• stabilizing
• anchoring
• freezing
• mooring
• embedding
• implanting
• rooting
• lodging
• entrenching
• ingraining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transposing

There is just something risky about taking real experience and transposing it to the plane of art. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026

The series was shot across Hong Kong, Macau, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi and Phuket, transposing le Carré’s espionage framework into a contemporary Asian setting. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026

The film is intended as a homage to 1940s and ’50s detective noir films, cleverly transposing those aesthetics onto modern-day Bakersfield, California. — James Factora, Them., 21 Aug. 2025

Gervais told the audience in an Q&A following the screening that the show was a continuation of his process and work across The Office, Extras and After Life, transposing his observations of life into drama, and also tapped into his love of animals. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 June 2026