Definition of Change

1. Noun. An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another. "The neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"


2. Verb. Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation. "They change their earnings this year"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Exact synonyms: Alter, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Arouse, Awaken, Rouse, Wake, Wake Up, Waken, Cause To Sleep, Affect, Freshen, Refresh, Refreshen, Fecundate, Fertilise, Fertilize, Inseminate, Indispose, Cry, Etiolate, Shade, Animalise, Animalize, Brutalise, Brutalize, Convert, Opalise, Opalize, Arterialise, Arterialize, Get, Make, Counterchange, Interchange, Transpose, Vascularise, Vascularize, Decrepitate, Suburbanise, Suburbanize, Overturn, Revolutionise, Revolutionize, Etiolate, Barbarise, Barbarize, Alkalinise, Alkalinize, Mythicise, Mythicize, Mythologise, Mythologize, Allegorise, Allegorize, Demythologise, Demythologize, Bring, Land, Coarsen, Affect, Bear On, Bear Upon, Impact, Touch, Touch On, Alchemise, Alchemize, Alcoholise, Alcoholize, Form, Shape, Round, Round Down, Round Off, Round Out, Suspend, Sober, Reconstruct, Increase, Ease Off, Ease Up, Let Up, Assimilate, Dissimilate, Commute, Convert, Exchange, Vitalise, Vitalize, Clear, Unclutter, Activate, Activate, Activate, Aerate, Activate, Deactivate, Inactivate, Blunt, Deaden, Reconstruct, Redo, Remodel, Edit, Redact, Cut, Edit, Edit Out, Chasten, Subdue, Tame, Chasten, Moderate, Temper, Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate, Aggravate, Exacerbate, Exasperate, Worsen, Wet, Dry, Dry Out, Lubricate, Beef Up, Fortify, Strengthen, Fortify, Lace, Spike, Weaken, Blunt, Oxidate, Oxidise, Oxidize, Merge, Unify, Unite, Age, Mature, Ripen, Antiquate, Antique, Antiquate, Develop, Make Grow, Soften, Damage, Ossify, Acerbate, Stabilise, Stabilize, Destabilise, Destabilize, Sensibilise, Sensibilize, Sensify, Sensitise, Sensitize, Desensitise, Desensitize, Accustom, Habituate, Disarray, Disorder, Discolor, Color, Color In, Colorise, Colorize, Colour, Colour In, Colourise, Colourize, Stain, Hue, Uglify, Untune, Adjust, Correct, Set, Set, Disqualify, Indispose, Unfit, Domesticate, Domesticise, Domesticize, Reclaim, Tame, Widen, Dehydrogenate, Hydrogenate, Oxygenise, Oxygenize, Darken, Brighten, Lighten, Lighten Up, Blear, Blur, Bedim, Obscure, Overcloud, Blot Out, Hide, Obliterate, Obscure, Veil, Cook, Slenderise, Slenderize, Crack, Dismiss, Dissolve, End, Terminate, Defog, Demist, Concentrate, Condense, Contract, Chill, Cool, Cool Down, Heat, Heat Up, Warm, Boil, Freeze, Blister, Change Over, Shift, Switch, Transpose, Change Over, Convert, Transform, Transform, Transform, Transmute, Transform, Transmute, Transubstantiate, Ash, Transform, Translate, Reclaim, Rectify, Reform, Regenerate, Convert, Islamise, Islamize, Invert, Reverse, Turn Back, Invert, Customise, Customize, Individualise, Individualize, Personalise, Personalize, Depersonalise, Depersonalize, Objectify, Sharpen, Drop, Flatten, Disintegrate, Magnetise, Magnetize, Degauss, Demagnetise, Demagnetize, Simplify, Complicate, Elaborate, Rarify, Refine, Refine, Complicate, Perplex, Pressurise, Pressurize, Supercharge, Centralise, Centralize, Concentrate, Decentralise, Decentralize, Deconcentrate, Socialise, Socialize, Fix, Gear Up, Prepare, Ready, Set, Set Up, Internationalise, Internationalize, Bolshevise, Bolshevize, Communise, Communize, Europeanise, Europeanize, Europeanise, Europeanize, Bestialise, Bestialize, Americanise, Americanize, Frenchify, Civilise, Civilize, Nationalise, Nationalize, Denationalise, Denationalize, Naturalise, Naturalize, Denaturalise, Denaturalize, Naturalise, Naturalize, Denaturalise, Denaturalize, Even, Even Out, Equal, Equalise, Equalize, Equate, Match, Stiffen, Loose, Loosen, Fasten, Tighten, Transitivise, Transitivize, Detransitivise, Detransitivize, Intransitivise, Intransitivize, Inspissate, Thicken, Full, Diversify, Decelerate, Slow Down, Deaden, Accelerate, Speed, Speed Up, Check, Delay, Retard, Decrease, Lessen, Minify, Liquefy, Liquidise, Liquidize, Liquify, Solvate, Dissolve, Validate, Invalidate, Vitiate, Void, Empty, Fill, Fill Up, Make Full, Saturate, Clot, Coagulate, Louden, Normalise, Normalize, Renormalise, Renormalize, Morph, Neutralise, Neutralize, Commercialise, Commercialize, Market, Purge, Purify, Sanctify, Mechanise, Mechanize, Automate, Automatise, Automatize, Automatise, Automatize, Mechanise, Mechanize, Chord, Harmonise, Harmonize, Polarise, Polarize, Glorify, Contaminate, Devalue, Insulate, Calcify, Urbanise, Urbanize, Urbanise, Urbanize, Emulsify, Demulsify, Decarboxylate, Nazify, Fecundate, Fertilise, Fertilize, Clarify, Embrittle, Mark, Nick, Disable, Disenable, Incapacitate, Enable, De-emphasise, De-emphasize, Destress, Tender, Tenderise, Tenderize, Charge, Bubble, Sweeten, Iodinate, Ionate, Archaise, Archaize, Inform, Officialise, Officialize, Occidentalise, Occidentalize, Westernise, Westernize, Orientalise, Orientalize, Acetylate, Acetylise, Acetylize, Achromatise, Achromatize, Collimate, Parallel, Camp, Classicise, Classicize, Conventionalise, Conventionalize, Decimalise, Decimalize, Dizzy, Envenom, Poison, Exteriorise, Exteriorize, Externalise, Externalize, Objectify, Glamorise, Glamorize, Glamourise, Glamourize, Introvert, Laicise, Laicize, Politicise, Politicize, Radicalize, Proof, Romanticise, Romanticize, Rusticate, Sauce, Shallow, Shoal, Tense, Steepen, Scramble, Unscramble, Unsex, Vitrify, Pall, Saponify, Expand, Extend, Set Aside, Suspend, Muddy, Transform, Elevate, Lift, Raise, Harshen, Dinge, Demonise, Demonize, Devilise, Devilize, Diabolise, Diabolize, Etherealize, Etherialise, Immaterialise, Immaterialize, Unsubstantialise, Unsubstantialize, Animate, Animise, Animize, Clear, Dynamise, Dynamize, Dynamise, Dynamize, Rarefy, Sublimate, Subtilize, Volatilise, Volatilize, Uniformise, Uniformize, Symmetrise, Symmetrize, Eternalise, Eternalize, Eternise, Eternize, Immortalise, Immortalize, Denature, Denature, Denature, Sanitise, Sanitize, Verbify, Shift, Sputter, Draw, Make, Dope, Prostrate, Excite, Energise, Energize, Excite, Shake, Outmode, Spice, Spice Up, Shorten, Think, Make, Deflate, Inflate, Reflate, Digitalise, Digitalize, Digitise, Digitize, Gelatinise, Gelatinize, Recombine, Effeminise, Effeminize, Feminise, Feminize, Womanize, Masculinise, Masculinize, Virilise, Virilize, Masculinize, Disharmonize, Dissonate, Sexualise, Sexualize, Schematise, Schematize, Patent, Constitutionalise, Constitutionalize, Rationalise, Rationalize, Plasticise, Plasticize, Rarefy, Paganise, Paganize, Incandesce, Deaminate, Deaminize, Angulate, Circularize, Sensitise, Sensitize, Sensitise, Sensitize, Depolarise, Depolarize, Intensify, Isomerise, Isomerize, Legitimate, Evaporate, Vaporise, Industrialise, Industrialize, Opacify, Opsonize, Militarise, Militarize, Nationalise, Nationalize, Recommend, Sentimentalise, Sentimentalize, Solemnise, Solemnize, Territorialise, Territorialize, Transaminate, Glorify, Spiritualize, Transfigure, Unsanctify, Vesiculate, Visualise, Visualize, Variegate, Ventilate, Vivify, Vulgarise, Vulgarize, Supple, Professionalise, Professionalize, Smut, Still, Weaponize, Eroticize, Sex Up, Piggyback, Port, Lifehack, Cloud, Blur, Confuse, Obnubilate, Obscure, Moderate, Tame, Tone Down, Obfuscate, Synchronise, Synchronize, Mince, Moderate, Soften, Militarise, Militarize, Break Down, Crush, Fat, Fatten, Fatten Out, Fatten Up, Fill Out, Flesh Out, Plump, Plump Out, Disturb, Touch, Dull, Blunt, Dull, Sharpen, Coarsen, Loosen, Loosen, Undo, Untie, Barb, String, Straighten, Straighten Out, Bring, Amalgamate, Commix, Mingle, Mix, Unify, Charge, Put, Clean, Make Clean, Begrime, Bemire, Colly, Dirty, Grime, Soil, Depress, Lower, Deform, Break, Break Up, Alter, Adorn, Beautify, Decorate, Embellish, Grace, Ornament, Humanise, Humanize, Humble, Alien, Alienate, Disaffect, Estrange, Right, Desensitise, Desensitize, Deodorise, Deodorize, Deodourise, Develop, Blur, Blind, Change Intensity, Change Taste, Exchange, Interchange, Replace, Substitute, Capture, Add, Bestow, Bring, Contribute, Impart, Lend, Reestablish, Reinstate, Restore, Liberalise, Liberalize, Compensate, Correct, Redress, Right, Democratise, Democratize, Neutralize, Corrupt, Debase, Debauch, Demoralise, Demoralize, Deprave, Misdirect, Pervert, Profane, Subvert, Vitiate, Loosen, Relax, Unify, Unite, Flocculate, Turn, Cohere
Derivative terms: Alterable, Alteration, Alteration, Changer, Modifiable, Modification

3. Verb. Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature. "The weather changed last night"
Specialized synonyms: Freshen, Freshen Up, Refresh, Refreshen, Dress, Get Dressed, Acquire, Develop, Get, Grow, Produce, Regenerate, Shade, Gel, Animalise, Animalize, Brutalise, Brutalize, Convert, Creolize, Mutate, Experience, Have, Decrepitate, Suburbanise, Suburbanize, Roll, Roll Up, Glass, Glass Over, Glaze, Glaze Over, Grow, Turn, Barbarise, Barbarize, Alkalinise, Alkalinize, Change By Reversal, Reverse, Turn, Change Integrity, Change Form, Change Shape, Deform, Form, Change State, Turn, Adapt, Adjust, Conform, Climb Up, Jump, Rise, Assimilate, Dissimilate, Dissimilate, Change Magnitude, Modify, Deaden, Break, Crumble, Decay, Dilapidate, Mildew, Mold, Hydrate, Dry, Dry Out, Strengthen, Distil, Distill, Deoxidise, Deoxidize, Reduce, Crack, Oxidate, Oxidise, Oxidize, Oxidate, Oxidise, Oxidize, Grow, Mellow, Mellow Out, Melt, Soften, Ionise, Ionize, Stabilise, Stabilize, Destabilise, Destabilize, Lighten, Lighten Up, Color, Colour, Discolor, Discolour, Discolor, Contract, Narrow, Darken, Dim, Boil, Break, Check, Crack, Transpire, Resume, Take Up, Change Surface, Sublimate, Sublime, Cool, Cool Down, Cool Off, Warm Up, Warm, Warm Up, Metamorphose, Transform, Transmute, Convert, Dull, Complexify, Ramify, Americanise, Americanize, Develop, Modernise, Modernize, Stiffen, Tighten, Break, Break Down, Conk Out, Die, Fail, Give Out, Give Way, Go, Go Bad, Give Way, Yield, Harden, Indurate, Harden, Indurate, Suffuse, Hush, Normalise, Normalize, Reorient, Purify, Digest, Regress, Foul, Decalcify, Industrialise, Industrialize, Decarboxylate, Spot, Find, Get, Incur, Obtain, Receive, Acetylate, Acetylise, Acetylize, Acquire, Adopt, Assume, Take, Take On, Prim, Capacitate, Caseate, Caseate, Clinker, Cure, Dawn, Salinate, Desalinate, Desalinise, Desalinize, Desalt, Shallow, Shoal, Steepen, Superannuate, Ulcerate, Vitrify, Vulcanise, Vulcanize, Dull, Pall, Become Flat, Die, Pall, Saponify, Go, Move, Run, Come, Catch, Catch On, Develop, Grow, Fly, Acquire, Develop, Evolve, Assibilate, Smoothen, Turn On, Drop, Break Into, Deepen, Concretise, Concretize, Decay, Commute, Transpose, Introject, Shift, Swing, Fall, Fall, Reflate, Hydrolyse, Hydrolyze, Fold, Fold Up, Gelatinise, Gelatinize, Felt, Felt Up, Mat, Mat Up, Matt-up, Matte, Matte Up, Recombine, Feminise, Feminize, Obsolesce, Plasticise, Plasticize, Recede, Defervesce, Incandesce, Calcify, Drift, Play Out, Conjugate, Isomerise, Isomerize, Evaporate, Vaporise, Indurate, Gradate, Keratinise, Keratinize, Opacify, Mature, Rejuvenate, Sequester, Transaminate, Vesiculate, Undulate, Vascularise, Vascularize, Crash, Professionalise, Professionalize, Shift, Flip, Flip Out, Gum, Repress, Shear, Damage, Synthesize, Come Around, Come Round, Promote, Divide, Part, Separate, Arrange, Format, Fall For, Ascend, Move Up, Rise, Change Posture, Settle, Break, Cave In, Collapse, Fall In, Founder, Give, Give Way, Undergo, Solarise, Solarize, Occult, Pass, Depart, Leave, Pull Up Stakes, Liberalise, Liberalize, Stratify, Democratise, Democratize, Loosen, Relax, Reticulate, Flocculate, Carbonate, Come In, Go Out, Stagnate, Make, Frost Over, Ice Over, Ice Up
Antonyms: Stay

4. Noun. A relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event. "He attributed the change to their marriage"
Generic synonyms: Relation
Specialized synonyms: Difference, Gradient

5. Verb. Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence. "They change the countryside"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"