Synonyms for alteration

Synonyms for (noun) alteration

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


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