Synonyms: adjustment, alteration, modification
Definition: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
Similar words: change
Definition: the action of changing something
Usage: the change of government had no impact on the economy; his change on abortion cost him the election
Synonyms: alteration, revision
Definition: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
Usage: it would require a drastic revision of his opinion
Similar words: transformation, translation
Definition: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
Usage: a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
Synonyms: change, modification, alteration
Definition: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Usage: the change was intended to increase sales; this storm is certainly a change for the worse; the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens