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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
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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

Instead of altering the genes themselves, evolution acted on regulatory elements, often described as genetic "switches," that control when and where these genes are activated.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Morens is facing five counts related to allegedly destroying, altering or falsifying records in a federal investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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

The “harmless” insecticides malathion and methoxychlor are less poisonous than their relatives only because a liver enzyme deals with them, altering their molecules in such a way that their capacity for harm is lessened.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson