" changes "

1: the act, process, or result of making different;

  * e.g., " ... the positive change in our students' attitude toward people who are somehow different was a long and gradual process "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alterations,

•  differences,

•  modifications,

•  reviews,

•  revises,

•  revisions,

•  variations

•  Antonyms : 

•  fixations,

•  stabilizations

2: the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another;

  * e.g., " ... there is nothing so constant as change itself "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fluctuations,

•  fluxes,

•  inconstancies,

•  oscillations

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the act, process, or result of making different;

  * e.g., " ... the positive change in our students' attitude toward people who are somehow different was a long and gradual process "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alteration,

•  difference,

•  modification,

•  redoing,

•  refashioning,

•  remaking,

•  remodeling,

•  revamping,

•  review,

•  revise,

•  revision,

•  reworking,

•  variation

•  Antonyms : 

•  fixation,

•  stabilization

2: the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another;

  * e.g., " ... there is nothing so constant as change itself "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fluctuation,

•  flux,

•  inconstancy,

•  oscillation

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment;

  * e.g., " ... she spent quite a chunk of change on that car "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bread,

•  bucks,

•  cabbage,

•  cash,

•  chips,

•  coin,

•  currency,

•  dough,

•  gold,

•  green,

•  jack,

•  kale,

•  legal tender,

•  lolly,

•  long green,

•  loot,

•  lucre,

•  money,

•  moola,

•  needful,

•  pelf,

•  scratch,

•  shekels,

•  tender,

•  wampum

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a very small sum of money;

  * e.g., " ... what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chicken feed,

•  dime,

•  hay,

•  mite,

•  peanuts,

•  pin money,

•  pittance,

•  shoestring,

•  song,

•  two cents

•  Antonyms : 

•  big buck(s),

•  boodle,

•  bundle,

•  fortune,

•  king's ransom,

•  megabuck(s),

•  mint,

•  wad

1: something of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... he rightfully dismissed his woes as small change compared to the life-threatening problems faced by others "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bagatelle,

•  child's play,

•  frippery,

•  nonproblem,

•  nothing,

•  picayune,

•  shuck(s),

•  small beer,

•  trifle,

•  triviality

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make different in some way;

  * e.g., " ... my wife has changed the look of our living room more times than we care to remember "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alters,

•  makes over,

•  modifies,

•  recasts,

•  redoes,

•  refashions,

•  remakes,

•  remodels,

•  revamps,

•  revises,

•  reworks,

•  varies

•  Antonyms : 

•  fixes,

•  freezes,

•  sets,

•  stabilizes

2: to pass from one form, state, or level to another;

  * e.g., " ... the weather in New England is constantly changing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fluctuates,

•  mutates,

•  shifts,

•  snaps,

•  varies

•  Antonyms : 

•  plateaus,

•  stabilizes

3: to give up (something) and take something else in return;

  * e.g., " ... would you mind changing your seat so my friends can sit together? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  commutes,

•  exchanges,

•  shifts,

•  substitutes,

•  swaps,

•  switches,

•  trades

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make different in some way;

  * e.g., " ... my wife has changed the look of our living room more times than we care to remember "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alter,

•  make over,

•  modify,

•  recast,

•  redo,

•  refashion,

•  remake,

•  remodel,

•  revamp,

•  revise,

•  rework,

•  vary

•  Antonyms : 

•  fix,

•  freeze,

•  set,

•  stabilize

2: to pass from one form, state, or level to another;

  * e.g., " ... the weather in New England is constantly changing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fluctuate,

•  mutate,

•  shift,

•  snap,

•  vary

•  Antonyms : 

•  plateau,

•  stabilize

3: to give up (something) and take something else in return;

  * e.g., " ... would you mind changing your seat so my friends can sit together? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  commute,

•  exchange,

•  shift,

•  substitute,

•  swap,

•  switch,

•  trade

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to form a circle around;

  * e.g., " ... tall cypress trees ringing the park "

•  Synonyms : 

•  circle,

•  compass,

•  embrace,

•  encircle,

•  enclose,

•  encompass,

•  environ,

•  gird,

•  girdle,

•  surround,

•  wreathe

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to travel completely around;

  * e.g., " ... the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block "

•  Synonyms : 

•  circle,

•  circuit,

•  circumnavigate,

•  circumvent,

•  compass,

•  encircle,

•  girdle,

•  orbit,

•  round

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates;

  * e.g., " ... I didn't hear the doorbell ring "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bong,

•  chime,

•  knell,

•  peal,

•  toll

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a telephone call to;

  * e.g., " ... our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match "

•  Synonyms : 

•  call,

•  dial,

•  phone,

•  telephone

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite;

  * e.g., " ... He considered taking a position at another company, but had a change of heart when his employer offered him a raise. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  about-faces,

•  about-turns,

•  flip-flops,

•  reversals,

•  turnabouts,

•  turnarounds,

•  U-turns,

•  volte-faces

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)