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altering

ADJECTIVE
changing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
changeable developing dynamic growing uncertain unstable
STRONG
alternating modifying wavering
WEAK
inconstant irresolute mobile unsteady
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain stable steady sure
WEAK
fixed unchanging
NOUN
castration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sterilization
STRONG
gelding orchiectomy
WEAK
effeminization orchidotomy unmanning
NOUN
getting
Synonyms
STRONG
accepting becoming growing succumbing
WEAK
submitting to
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoning giving up losing refusal rejecting throwing off
NOUN
interchange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give-and-take intersection junction networking
STRONG
alternation barter change crossfire mesh reciprocation shift trade transposition variation varying

Example Sentences

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He has gutted the bathroom attached to the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House’s private quarters, altering its green Art Deco tile work to a sterile marble with gold fixtures.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

A petition has been launched asking the council to reconsider the installation, claiming the posts are "altering the character" of the green.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

There, it caused damage by lowering membrane potential, altering mitochondrial structure, and reducing energy production.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Still, she was surprised recently when she asked Claude to perform a simple task: adding keywords to the top of her résumé—and it responded by altering the document in multiple ways she hadn’t requested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Winston, in addition to his regular work, spent long periods every day in going through back files of the Times and altering and embellishing news items which were to be quoted in speeches.

From "1984" by George Orwell