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Antonyms for convert
kənˈvɜrt; ˈkɒn vɜrtcon·vert

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Wiktionary3.6 / 5 votes

  1. convertverb

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  2. convertverb

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  3. convertverb

    We’ve converted to Methodism.

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  4. convertnoun

    The chair converts into a bed.

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  5. convertnoun

    To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

    A kettle converts water into steam.

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  6. convertverb

    To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.

    He converted his garden into a tennis court.

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  7. convertverb

    They converted her to Roman Catholicism on her deathbed.

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  8. convertverb

    We converted our pounds into euros.

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  9. convertverb

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  10. convertverb

    How do you convert feet into metres?

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  11. convertverb

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  12. convertverb

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

  13. convertverb

    Antonyms:
    deconvert

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. convert

    The name disciple is given to the follower of a certain faith, without reference to any previous belief or allegiance; a convert is a person who has come to one faith from a different belief or from unbelief. A proselyte is one who has been led to accept a religious system, whether with or without true faith; a convert is always understood to be a believer. A neophyte is a new convert, not yet fully indoctrinated, or not admitted to full privileges. The antonyms apostate, pervert, and renegade are condemnatory names applied to the convert by those whose faith he forsakes.

    Synonyms:
    disciple, neophyte, proselyte

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. convertverb

    Antonyms:
    conserve, perpetuate, stabilitate, stereotype, clinch, alienate, divert, misappropriate, misapply

    Synonyms:
    change, alter, transmute, transform, apply, appropriate, turn

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 4 votes

  1. convertverb

    a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

  2. convert, change oververb

    change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

    "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"

    Synonyms:
    switch, change, convince, win over, commute, exchange, change over, shift

  3. convertverb

    change the nature, purpose, or function of something

    "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

    Synonyms:
    change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

  4. convertverb

    change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief

    "She converted to Buddhism"

    Synonyms:
    change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

  5. change, exchange, commute, convertverb

    exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

    "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"

    Synonyms:
    change, interchange, vary, replace, permute, alter, modify, transpose, commute, shift, switch over, exchange, win over, convince, switch, transfer, change over, deepen, substitute

  6. convertverb

    cause to adopt a new or different faith

    "The missionaries converted the Indian population"

    Synonyms:
    change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

  7. convertverb

    score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone

    "Smith converted and his team won"

    Synonyms:
    change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

  8. convertverb

    complete successfully

    "score a penalty shot or free throw"

    Synonyms:
    change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

  9. convertverb

    score (a spare)

    Synonyms:
    change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

  10. convert, win over, convinceverb

    make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

    "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

    Synonyms:
    change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

  11. commute, convert, exchangeverb

    exchange a penalty for a less severe one

    Synonyms:
    change, transpose, win over, commute, exchange, switch over, switch, change over, permute, convince, replace, interchange, substitute

  12. convertverb

    change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change

    "The substance converts to an acid"

    Synonyms:
    change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. convertnoun

    Synonyms:
    proselyte

  2. convertverb

    Synonyms:
    transform, transmute, proselyte, regenerate, appropriate, apply

How to use convert in a sentence?

  1. Alexander Rossi:

    It’s always a little disappointing when you start on the pole and can’t convert, but it was generally a good day, i think Josef had a little bit better pace than us. I think we were the second-best car. I got pretty aggressive on the restart there to try and do something and just kind of overstepped a little bit. That’s what allowed Marcus to get by.

  2. Robert H. Jackson:

    The choice is not between order and liberty. It is between liberty with order and anarchy without either. There is danger that, if the court does not temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom, it will convert the constitutional Bill of Rights into a suicide pact.

  3. John Bolton:

    I thought he was absolutely right, and I thought one more convert to understanding what's wrong with Bill Clinton. Its political institutions are fundamentally broken.

  4. David Oransky:

    It makes most sense [to convert] when you quit working and before starting Social Security.

  5. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

    First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.

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#4174convert
#19974conserve
#26034divert
#28720stereotype
#36290clinch
#38147perpetuate
#48126alienate
#229109misappropriate

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