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Synonyms for shift
ʃɪftshift
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
shiftverb
To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially, to make different in one or more particulars. To exchange is often to transfer ownership; as, to exchange city for country property. Change is often used in the sense of exchange; as, to change horses. To transmute is to change the qualities while the substance remains the same; as, to transmute the baser metals into gold. To transform is to change form or appearance, with or without deeper and more essential change; it is less absolute than transmute, tho sometimes used for that word, and is often used in a spiritual sense as transmute could not be; "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind," Rom. xii, 2. Transfigure is, as in its Scriptural use, to change in an exalted and glorious spiritual way; "Jesus ... was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light," Matt. xvii, 1, 2. To metamorphose is to make some remarkable change, ordinarily in external qualities, but often in structure, use, or chemical constitution, as of a caterpillar into a butterfly, of the stamens of a plant into petals, or of the crystalline structure of rocks, hence called "metamorphic rocks," as when a limestone is metamorphosed into a marble. To vary is to change from time to time, often capriciously. To commute is to put something easier, lighter, milder, or in some way more favorable in place of that which is commuted; as, to commute capital punishment to imprisonment for life; to commute daily fares on a railway to a monthly payment. To convert (Latin con, with, and verto, turn) is to primarily turn about, and signifies to change in form, character, use, etc., through a wide range of relations; iron is converted into steel, joy into grief, a sinner into a saint. To turn is a popular word for change in any sense short of the meaning of exchange, being often equivalent to alter, convert, transform, transmute, etc. We modify or qualify a statement which might seem too strong; we modify it by some limitation, qualify it by some addition.
Synonyms:
alter, change, change, commute, convert, diversify, exchange, metamorphose, modify, qualify, substitute, transfigure, transform, transmute, turn, vary, veerAntonyms:
abide, bide, continue, endure, hold, keep, persist, remain, retain, stayPreposition:
To change a home toilet for a street dress; to change from a caterpillar to or into a butterfly; to change clothes with a beggar.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
shiftverb
shiftnoun
Synonyms:
contrivance, expedient, substitute, pretext, motive, change, evasion, device, artifice, resource, transferenceAntonyms:
miscontrivance, fixity, steadiness, retention, location, permanence
Princeton's WordNet
shift, displacementnoun
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Synonyms:
work shift, transmutation, fault, supplanting, displacement, slip, deracination, duty period, shifting, chemise, geological fault, faulting, switch, break, displacement reaction, teddy, switching, transformation, shimmy, sack, translation, shift key, fracturetransformation, transmutation, shiftnoun
a qualitative change
Synonyms:
work shift, fault, displacement, slip, duty period, shift key, shifting, chemise, geological fault, faulting, break, shimmy, teddy, transubstantiation, switching, transformation, switch, sack, translation, transmutation, fractureshift, work shift, duty periodnoun
the time period during which you are at work
Synonyms:
work shift, transmutation, fault, displacement, slip, duty period, shifting, chemise, geological fault, faulting, switch, break, teddy, switching, transformation, shimmy, sack, shift key, fractureswitch, switching, shiftnoun
the act of changing one thing or position for another
"his switch on abortion cost him the election"
Synonyms:
electrical switch, work shift, fault, displacement, transposition, duty period, shift key, shifting, sack, chemise, break, geological fault, faulting, substitution, shimmy, teddy, slip, switching, transformation, replacement, switch, permutation, transmutation, fracture, electric switchshift, shiftingnoun
the act of moving from one place to another
"his constant shifting disrupted the class"
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work shift, transmutation, fault, displacement, slip, duty period, shifting, chemise, geological fault, faulting, switch, break, teddy, switching, transformation, shimmy, sack, shift key, fracturefault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, breaknoun
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
"they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
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prison-breaking, suspension, gap, jailbreak, respite, sack, happy chance, crack, interruption, chemise, duty period, severance, rift, prisonbreak, transmutation, recess, breakout, displacement, faulting, defect, switch, geological fault, teddy, shifting, falling out, break, intermission, good luck, breaking, shimmy, open frame, gaolbreak, mistake, slip, disruption, breach, breakage, flaw, shift key, demerit, fault, pause, fracture, time out, switching, work shift, rupture, break of serve, cracking, transformation, errorshiftnoun
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
Synonyms:
work shift, transmutation, fault, displacement, slip, duty period, shifting, chemise, geological fault, faulting, switch, break, teddy, switching, transformation, shimmy, sack, shift key, fractureshift key, shiftnoun
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
Synonyms:
work shift, transmutation, fault, displacement, slip, duty period, shifting, chemise, geological fault, faulting, break, shimmy, teddy, switching, transformation, switch, sack, shift key, fracturechemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddynoun
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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cutting, berth, trip, faux pas, sack, pillowcase, shift key, miscue, gaffe, transmutation, slickness, duty period, slipperiness, slip of paper, pillow slip, mooring, slick, displacement, gaucherie, parapraxis, chemise, switch, elusion, geological fault, teddy, shifting, sideslip, break, eluding, shimmy, faulting, moorage, skid, case, teddy bear, fault, fracture, switching, work shift, strip, solecism, transformation, slip, slip-upchemise, sack, shiftverb
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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pocket, paper bag, firing, liberation, sack, duty period, shift key, release, transmutation, carrier bag, poke, sacking, displacement, faulting, chemise, switch, geological fault, teddy, sacque, shifting, hammock, break, shimmy, dismissal, sac, fault, fracture, pouch, switching, discharge, work shift, dismission, transformation, slip, sackfulswitch, change over, shiftverb
make a shift in or exchange of
"First Joe led; then we switched"
Synonyms:
exchange, change, throw, interchange, budge, dislodge, careen, agitate, wobble, lurch, tack, alternate, reposition, stir, tilt, switch over, flip-flop, pitch, flip, trade, convert, switch, transfer, change over, swap, swopshift, dislodge, repositionverb
change place or direction
"Shift one's position"
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wobble, pitch, budge, bump, lurch, agitate, reposition, free, stir, change, careen, tilt, switch, transfer, change over, dislodgetransfer, shiftverb
move around
"transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
Synonyms:
reassign, change, agitate, budge, channel, careen, transplant, transport, remove, transpose, stir, reposition, tilt, wobble, pitch, channelize, transmit, lurch, switch, channelise, transfer, change over, dislodgestir, shift, budge, agitateverb
move very slightly
"He shifted in his seat"
Synonyms:
fight, touch, shake up, charge, excite, arouse, put forward, raise up, shake, transfer, commove, tilt, vex, agitate, stir, call down, conjure, stimulate, switch, rouse, budge, bring up, campaign, conjure up, reposition, invoke, raise, turn on, pitch, lurch, call forth, change over, careen, wobble, dislodge, evoke, charge up, push, foment, crusade, change, press, stir up, disturbshiftverb
move from one setting or context to another
"shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
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switch, careen, lurch, stir, transfer, wobble, change, dislodge, budge, reposition, change over, pitch, agitate, tiltshiftverb
change in quality
"His tone shifted"
Synonyms:
switch, careen, lurch, stir, transfer, wobble, change, dislodge, budge, reposition, change over, pitch, agitate, tiltshiftverb
move and exchange for another
"shift the date for our class reunion"
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switch, careen, lurch, stir, transfer, wobble, change, dislodge, budge, reposition, change over, pitch, agitate, tiltcareen, wobble, shift, tiltverb
move sideways or in an unsteady way
"The ship careened out of control"
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coggle, pitch, agitate, keel, careen, switch, wobble, change, tip, lean, reposition, stir, swag, tilt, cant over, stagger, lurch, shimmy, transfer, cant, angle, change over, reel, slant, budge, dislodgelurch, pitch, shiftverb
move abruptly
"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
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cant, gear, transfer, huckster, set up, cant over, flip, tilt, agitate, deliver, peddle, hawk, stir, change, prowl, switch, reel, reposition, sky, keel, swag, budge, pitch, lurch, toss, change over, careen, wobble, dislodge, incline, monger, slope, skunk, vend, stagger, slantshiftverb
use a shift key on a keyboard
"She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
Synonyms:
switch, careen, lurch, stir, transfer, wobble, change, dislodge, budge, reposition, change over, pitch, agitate, tiltshiftverb
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
"Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
Synonyms:
switch, careen, lurch, stir, transfer, wobble, change, dislodge, budge, reposition, change over, pitch, agitate, tiltshiftverb
change gears
"you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
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switch, careen, lurch, stir, transfer, wobble, change, dislodge, budge, reposition, change over, pitch, agitate, tiltswitch, shift, changeverb
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
"switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
Synonyms:
exchange, change, throw, interchange, budge, careen, agitate, alter, commute, wobble, lurch, tack, alternate, reposition, vary, stir, tilt, switch over, flip-flop, pitch, flip, modify, trade, swop, switch, transfer, change over, deepen, swap, convert, dislodge
Editors Contribution
elastic rebound theory
elastic rebound is when a fault shifts.
there was a shift that caused the road to be uneven.
Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019workdaynoun
my shift is from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am. my workday is 11:00 pm to 7:00 am.
Submitted by Realdeliashow on July 20, 2022
Dictionary of English Synonymes
shiftverb
shiftverb
Synonyms:
move, change place, change aboutshiftverb
shiftverb
Synonyms:
contrive, manage, plan, scheme, devise ways and meansshiftnoun
Synonyms:
changeshiftnoun
Synonyms:
expedient, contrivance, resort, resource, meansshiftnoun
Synonyms:
evasion, artifice, fraud, trick, doubling, stratagem, subterfuge, dodge, mask, ruse, wile, craft, device, artful contrivanceshiftnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
shiftnoun
Synonyms:
subterfuge, device, contrivance, evasion, stratagem, trick, dodge, resource, expedient, change, substitution, chemiseshiftverb
Synonyms:
veer, change, turn, quirk, quibble, palter, change, substitute
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "shift":
selection, change, displacement, select, transition, reorientation, transfer, selecting, transformation, passage, move, quarter, exchange, changeover, changing, changes, selector, uppercase, evolution, shiftwork, turn, movement, reversal
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How to use shift in a sentence?
So think of a call center -- eight-hour day shift, someone that is six to eight feet away from you and talking all day. Is that person a risk to an unvaccinated person that's there ? And that's what's not settled for me.
And that's part of why we have been negotiating with Turkey in these last weeks and now have some shift in what the Turks are prepared to do, and there is also a shift in some of the things that we're engaged in.
I will not call for a commission to deal with a coal exit, my proposal would be for one to deal with the question how we create a modernisation shift in our macroeconomy out of the need to protect the climate.
Many teams are going to shrink so that we can shift energy to other areas within the company.
It indicated that instead of learning the painful lessons of what happened on Jan. 6 and Facebook's role in it, the leadership of the company was seeking to shift the blame away, when she said that, it was like,' Wow, this is a sign of a real problem, and a reminder why these platforms need to be regulated.'.
Translations for shift
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- The translation of the word "shift" to Arabic is "تحول" (pronounced: tahawwul) or "نقل" (pronounced: naql) depending on the context. If you have a specific context in mind, please provide it for a more accurate translation.Arabic
- směna, posun, posuvCzech
- Verschiebung, Verstellung, Gangschaltung, verlagern, Shift, Hochstelltaste, Schicht, Verlagerung, Schaltung, Umschalten, Umschalttaste, Shifttaste, verschieben, verstellenGerman
- βάρδιαGreek
- cambio, desplazamiento, tecla mayúsculas, desviación, deslizamiento, turno, tecla shift, moverse, mover, cambiarSpanish
- شیفت, جابهجا شدن, انداختن, جابهجا کردنPersian
- vuoro, siirtyminen, vaihteisto, siirtyä, vaihtaa, siirto, muutos, vaihto, shift, työvuoro, muuttaa, siirtääFinnish
- décalage, touche majuscule, roulementFrench
- खिसक जानाHindi
- váltás, váltó, műszak, váltHungarian
- spostarsi, muoversi, cambio, scambiare, barattare, permutareItalian
- משמרתHebrew
- シフト, シフトキーJapanese
- subcinctusLatin
- сменаMacedonian
- ploegendienst, ploegenstelselDutch
- przesunięcie, zmianaPolish
- turno, troca, câmbio, marcha, trocar, desvio, shift, mudar, moverPortuguese
- mit'aQuechua
- переключи́ть, сдвиг, измене́ние, [[кла́виша]] [[шифт]], перемеще́ние, [[переключе́ние]] [[передача, шифт, сме́на, передвиже́ние, смеще́ние, переключе́ние, поменя́ть, изменя́ть, перемести́ть, дви́гаться, перемеща́ться, меня́ть, измени́ть, перемеща́ть, перемести́ться, дви́гать, дви́нуться, дви́нуть, переключа́тьRussian
- smenaSlovak
- växla, arbetspass, pass, skift, växel, flytta, arbetsskift, skifte, byte, skifttangent, byta, skifta, ändraSwedish
- doriaSwahili
- మార్పు, బదిలీ, మారు, మార్చుTelugu
- kaydırma, üst karakter tuşu, vardiya, değiştirme, vites, shift tuşuTurkish
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