| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change, often major |
| Synonyms: | alteration, changeover, conversion, development, evolution, flux, growth, metamorphosis, metastasis, passage, passing, progress, progression, realignment, shift, transformation, transit, transmutation, turn, turning point, upheaval |
| Antonyms: | beginning, conclusion, end, finish, introduction, sameness, stagnation, start |