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Synonyms for Alter

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Top synonyms for “alter”: castrate, change, falsify, interpolate, modify, neuter, spay, vary.

Definitions

  1. (verb)remove the ovaries of
    Is your cat spayed?
  2. (verb)become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
    her mood changes in accordance with the weather
  3. (verb)cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
  4. (verb)insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  5. (verb)make an alteration to
    This dress needs to be altered

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).

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Common synonyms for "alter" include castrate, change, falsify, interpolate, modify, neuter. Our thesaurus lists 8 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.

What does "alter" mean?

remove the ovaries of Example: "Is your cat spayed?"

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