alteration, n.
(alterations)
freq. cnt. 6
(alterations)
freq. cnt. 6
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 50 freq. cnt.: 46 freq. cnt.: 4
alteration change modification
sample sentences
"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"
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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acceleration
slowing, deceleration, retardation
avulsion
break
mutation
sublimation
surprise
birth, nativity, nascency, nascence
separation, breakup, detachment
vagary
variation, fluctuation
conversion
death, decease, expiry
decrease, lessening, drop-off
destabilization
increase
relief, easing, moderation
deformation
transition
shift, transformation, transmutation
twinkle, scintillation, sparkling
shimmer, play
transmutation
damage, harm, impairment
development
revolution
mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation
sex change
loss of consciousness
hypernym
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
adjustment alteration modification
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
alteration revision
sample sentences
"it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
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