I. verb
1.
to make or become different
changed her will again and again
our needs change as we grow older
Synonyms: alter, modify, mutate, refashion, turn, vary; compare transform
Related Word: convert, metamorphose, transform, transmute; diversify, variegate; exchange, interchange
Idioms: go ( or pass through) a change
Contrasted words: establish, fix, set
2.
Synonyms: transform , commute, convert, metamorphose, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate
3.
Synonyms: reverse 1, inverse, invert, revert, transplace, transpose, turn
4.
Synonyms: sterilize , alter, castrate, desexualize, fix, geld, mutilate, neuter, unsex
5.
to make substitution for or among
it's time to change the subject
Synonyms: replace, shift
Related Word: exchange, swap, trade; substitute
6.
Synonyms: exchange 2, substitute, swap, switch, trade
II. noun
1.
a making different
saw a gradual change of attitude in the community
Synonyms: alteration, modification, mutation, turn, variation
Related Word: aberration, deviation, divergence; diversification; shift; innovation
Antonyms: uniformity
2.
a result of such change
amazed at the changes in the town
Synonyms: innovation, mutation, novelty, permutation, sport, vicissitude
Related Word: conversion, metamorphosis, transformation, transmutation; shift, substitute, surrogate; avatar