It is not clear whether Lander intended to alter Emmet's style from the beginning.
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Alter
/ˈɒl.tə/
Synonyms for "alter" (487 found)
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Closest matches (98)
Verb(34 words)
Noun(36 words)
Adjective(2 words)
changeantchanged policy
Strong matches (146)
Noun(55 words)
changing quantitychanging seasonschanging systemchanging trendschaosescommunity program impactcommutingconditioningconjugatecontrol panel tamperingconvert to queryconvertscorruptcorruptingcryosphere changecultural revolution impactcultural system changesdeformeddenaturingdeviate from the route
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diddlingdimension changedisguisedistortingdoctordocument editdocument tamperingdramatically alterdrifting voltagedutch veranderenecosystem dysfunction impactseditseducation changeelectoral reformenergy changing processevents impacting learningfakesformal motion to changefunctionalizinggerman änderngradual cultural system changegreatly affectiliamnaimpactimpactsinflectinginfluenceinfluence factorsinfluencesitalian cambiarejostleskind changelandscapelandscape ecologicallinguistic influence
checkerchopchop and changecircumscribecome aboutcome aroundcome roundcome round toconditionconvertdeformdegeneratedenaturedeterioratedeviatedilutediminishdistortdivergediversify
Verb(31 words)
conformconvertconvertedcorkedcorruptedcretanizesdefacedenatureddenaturesdifferentiatedistortdistorteddisturbseditemendfalsifyfinaglesfoldedforeignizesgarbles
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impactedimpactinginfluence verbinfluencedinfluencing strategiesinnovateinteracted outcomesinterferedinterpolatejuggledmake a change
Adjective(8 words)
deliberate changedynamic shiftegyptianizableenvironmental impactfrench changergradual policy preference changelinguistic gradual driftlocal market disruption
Related words (243)
Noun(82 words)
manglemanipulate chemicallymanipulated chemicallymanipulatingmarket changemean deviationmedia shiftedmessingmetamorphosesmoddingmodified quizmodifier typemodify language learning planmodifyingmodifying termmodifying wordmodsmonkeyingmore signal amendment intentmotion change proposal
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motion changingmudamuddle the recordsmutatingmutilatingnature changesnorwegian endrenudgeopinion changeph indicator changepolish transformowaćpolymorphrange examplerapidly changingreadjustingredefiningreform lawsremixremodelsrestructuresromanian transformaschedule change exclamationschool leadership influenceshape differenceshape valuesshiftingshifting valueshiftssize mediumsize termsizingsluesolute changespace beingspanish mudarstepwise changeswedish förändraswitchswitchesswitchingtackstailortailored to a teetailoringtailoring servicestailorstamperingtamperstechnology adoption turning pointtemporary effecttexturetheory change lessontheory changedtingestransformative designtransformingtransformstransitioningtransitionstransmutingvaryingword form grammar
Verb(59 words)
manipulate genetic materialmanipulatedmanipulatesmeddlesmessedmetamorphosemetamorphosedmoddedmodificarmodifiedmodifiesmodify concentrationmodify policymodulatedmudadomutatedmutatesmutilatemutilatesneuter
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perturbperturbedperturbingperturbsreadjustreadjustsreconfiguredrectangularizerectifiesredefineredesign a devicerefashionsrefittedreshuffledrevampreworkscaledshow color changesizedspayswitchedswizzledtailorizetamperedtransfiguretransfigurestransformtransformedtransmogrifytransmutetransmutedtransmutestransumetweakedvandalizevariatevariedvariegatevaries
memelioratemelt intomitigatemoderatemodifymodulatemutatemutilatenarrownumber oneoneselfopen intoother selfoverthrowpalliatepass intoprocessqualifyre create
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re-createrealignrebuildreconstructredesignreducerefitreformregulateregulate byremakeremodelrenewreplacereshaperestrainrestrictrestructurerevampreverserevisereviverevolutionizering the changesripen intorun intoseasonselfset conditionsset limitssettle intosheshiftshift intoshift the sceneshuffle the cardssoftenspaysterilizesublimatesubvertsuperegoswervetacktailortake a turntemperthemthemselvestheytransformtranslateturnturn asideturn intoturn over a new leafturn the cornerturn the scaleturn the tablesturn the tideturn toturn upside downtwistundergo a changeunsexvaryveerwarpwork a changeworsenyouyourself
Adjective(9 words)
mutable attributenew convertnonnumeric modifierprocedural motion to changeseasonal pattern shifttailoredtransformed statevarying attributeweathered soil
Determiner(1 words)
no friction influence
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5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesappearance alterationcourse alterationhabit alterationplan alterationschedule alterationsettings alteration
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The slave was anxious to alter his destiny.
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As the artist grows older his paintings may alter.
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After weighing all these considerations, the promoters will present their scheme in the form of a private bill; however, they might find themselves forced to alter the route in order to meet criticisms in Parliament.
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