| Main Entry: |
shift |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
switch, fluctuate |
Synonyms: |
about-face,
alter, blow hot and cold, bottom out, budge,
change, change gears,
cook*,
deviate, dial back, dislocate,
displace,
disturb, do up,
drift,
exchange,
fault, flip-flop, hem and haw,
move, move around, move over, rearrange, recalibrate, relocate,
remove,
replace, reposition,
ship,
shuffle,
slip,
stir,
substitute, swap places, swerve, switch over, tack,
transfer, transmogrify,
transpose,
turn, turn around, turn the corner, turn the tables,
vacillate,
vary,
veer, waffle, yo-yo
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Antonyms: |
deactivate, remain, stagnate
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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