| Main Entry: | transformation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete change |
Synonyms: |
about-face, alteration, changeover, conversion, flip-flop, metamorphosis, radical change, renewal, revolution, shift, switch, transfiguration, transmogrification, transmutation |
Antonyms: |
preservation, sameness, stagnation |
| Main Entry: | adaptation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | act of adapting |
Synonyms: |
adjustment, adoption, alteration, conversion, modification, refitting, remodeling, reworking, shift, transformation, variation |
| Main Entry: | alteration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change |
Synonyms: |
about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, amendment, conversion, correction, difference, diversification, exchange, fixing, flip-flop, metamorphosis, mid-course correction, modification, mutation, reformation, remodeling, reshaping, revision, shift, switch, switch-over, transformation, transmutation, turn, variance, variation |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something made different; alteration |
Synonyms: |
about-face, addition, adjustment, advance, break, compression, contraction, conversion, correction, development, difference, distortion, diversification, diversity, innovation, metamorphosis, modification, modulation, mutation, novelty, permutation, reconstruction, refinement, remodeling, reversal, revision, revolution, shift, surrogate, switch, tempering, transformation, transition, transmutation, turn, turnover, variance, variation, variety, vicissitude |
| Main Entry: | conversion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change, adaptation |
Synonyms: |
about-face, alteration, born again, change of heart, changeover, exchange, flip-flop, flux, growth, innovation, metamorphosis, metanoia, metasis, modification, novelty, passage, passing, permutation, progress, proselytization, qualification, reclamation, reconstruction, reformation, regeneration, remodelling, reorganization, resolution, resolving, reversal, see the light, switch, transfiguration, transformation, translation, transmogrification, transmutation, turning, turning around |
Antonyms: |
idleness, sameness |
| Main Entry: | evolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | development, progress |
Synonyms: |
change, enlargement, evolvement, expansion, flowering, growth, increase, maturation, natural process, progression, transformation, unfolding, working out |
Antonyms: |
blockage, decrease, halt, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | mutation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | metamorphosis |
Synonyms: |
alteration, anomaly, change, deviant, deviation, evolution, innovation, modification, mutant, novelty, permutation, transfiguration, transformation, variation, vicissitude |
Antonyms: |
inaction, stagnation |
| Main Entry: | revolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drastic action or change, often in politics |
Synonyms: |
anarchy, bloodshed, cabal, coup, coup d'état, crime, debacle, destruction, disorder, foment, golpe, guerrilla activity, innovation, insubordination, insurgency, metamorphosis, mutiny, outbreak, overthrow, overturn, plot, radical change, rebellion, reformation, reversal, revolt, rising, row, shake-up, shift, strife, strike, subversion, transformation, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, turnover, underground activity, unrest, upheaval, uprising, uproar, upset, violence |
| Notes: | rebellion is open resistance to a government or authority; revolution is a rebellion that succeeds in overthrowing the government and establishing a new one |
Antonyms: |
stagnation, submission |
| Main Entry: | shift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | switch, fluctuation |
Synonyms: |
about-face, alteration, bend, change, changeover, conversion, deflection, deviation, displacement, double, fault, modification, move, passage, permutation, rearrangement, removal, shifting, substitution, tack, transfer, transference, transformation, transit, translocation, turn, variation, veering, yaw |
Antonyms: |
deactivation, maintenance, stagnation |
| Main Entry: | switch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change, exchange |
Synonyms: |
about-face, alteration, change of direction, reversal, shift, substitution, swap, transformation |
Antonyms: |
inactivity, stagnation |