VARIANTS Synonyms

• making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

• the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

• the act of adjusting something to match a standard

• the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

• an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

• an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

• the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

• the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

• successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

• the act of amending or correcting

• a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

• 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

• 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

• act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• a significant change

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

• an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

• an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

• the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

• slightly modified copy; not an exact copy

• the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

• an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

• the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

• the act of rewriting something

• something that has been written again

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• a qualitative change

• the time period during which you are at work

• the act of changing one thing or position for another

• the act of moving from one place to another

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

• make a shift in or exchange of

• change place or direction

• move around

• move very slightly

• move from one setting or context to another

• change in quality

• move and exchange for another

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

• move abruptly

• use a shift key on a keyboard

• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

• change gears

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

• a qualitative change

• (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

• a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure

• (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA

• the act of changing in form or shape or appearance

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• something a little different from others of the same type

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• the process of varying or being varied

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• an event that departs from expectations

• the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

• all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time

• an issue of a newspaper

• something a little different from others of the same type

• the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

• a perceptual structure

• any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

• alternative names for the body of a human being

• the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

• the visual appearance of something or someone

• a printed document with spaces in which to write

• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

• an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse

• a particular mode in which something is manifested

• (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

• a body of students who are taught together

• an ability to perform well

• a life-size dummy used to display clothes

• a mold for setting concrete

• create (as an entity)

• to compose or represent

• develop into a distinctive entity

• give shape or form to

• make something, usually for a specific function

• establish or impress firmly in the mind

• assume a form or shape

• (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

• injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

• the general meaning or substance of an utterance

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal

• an intense or violent exertion

• the act of singing

• to exert much effort or energy

• test the limits of

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

• become stretched or tense or taut

• remove by passing through a filter

• rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

• alter the shape of (something) by stress

• an event that departs from expectations

• discord that splits a group

• the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the quality of being subject to variation

• an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard