ALTERING Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word altering. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ALTERING
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changing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by continuous change or effective action | ||||||||
editing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form | ||||||||
revising | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • editing that involves writing something again | ||||||||
adapting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | ||||||||
adjusting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard • place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions • make correspondent or conformable • decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim | ||||||||
amending | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • make amendments to • to make better • set straight or right | ||||||||
converting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief verb • change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy • change the nature, purpose, or function of something • change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category • cause to adopt a new or different faith • score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone • make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something • exchange a penalty for a less severe one • change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change | ||||||||
modifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • make less severe or harsh or extreme • add a modifier to a constituent • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | ||||||||
revamping | verbv | |||||||
verb • to patch up or renovate; repair or restore • provide (a shoe) with a new vamp | ||||||||
transforming | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • subject to a mathematical transformation • change or alter in form, appearance, or nature • change in outward structure or looks • change from one form or medium into another • convert (one form of energy) to another • change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species • increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) | ||||||||
change | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another • a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event • the action of changing something • the result of alteration or modification • the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due • a thing that is different • a different or fresh set of clothes • coins of small denomination regarded collectively • money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency • a difference that is usually pleasant verb • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation • undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another • change clothes; put on different clothes • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category • give to, and receive from, one another • change from one vehicle or transportation line to another • become deeper in tone • remove or replace the coverings of | ||||||||
castrate | verbv | |||||||
noun • a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction verb • deprive of strength or vigor • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate • remove the testicles of a male animal • remove the ovaries of | ||||||||
falsify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story • tamper, with the purpose of deception • prove false • falsify knowingly • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | ||||||||
interpolate | verbv | |||||||
verb • estimate the value of something based on known values • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | ||||||||
modify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less severe or harsh or extreme • add a modifier to a constituent • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | ||||||||
neuter | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • neither male nor female (of grammatical gender) noun • a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine) adjective satellite • having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs verb • remove the ovaries of | ||||||||
spay | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the ovaries of | ||||||||
vary | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • be at variance with; be out of line with • be subject to change in accordance with a variable • make something more diverse and varied |