📖 Definitions of "Alter"
verb
- 1
To change the form or structure of.
- 2
To become different.
- 3
To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- 4
To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
🔄 Synonyms of "Alter"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| changenoun | (intransitive) To become something different. |
| interpolateverb | (transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text. |
| falsifyverb | To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive. |
| neuternoun | (now uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another. |
| varyverb | (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter. |
| spaynoun | (transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Alter"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| leaveverb | (transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Alter"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| changeverb | (intransitive) To become something different. |
| varyverb | (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter. |
| interpolateverb | (transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text. |
| falsifyverb | To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive. |
| neuterverb | (transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals. |
| spayverb | (transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy. |
| alterationnoun | The act of altering or making different. |
| changingnoun | Change; alteration. |
| modifiednoun | changed; altered |
| edited | Having been altered from the original version. |
| transformverb | (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of. |
| convertverb | (transitive) To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product. |
| amended | That has been modified from a previous form. |
| adjustverb | (transitive) To modify. |
| modificationnoun | The result of modifying something; a new or changed form. |
| modifyverb | (transitive) To change part of. |
| modulateverb | (transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt |
| makeverb | (transitive) To create. |
| rearrangeverb | (transitive) To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items). |
| adaptverb | (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Alter"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Alter"
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