Hypernyms for "change"

More general terms or categories

about-face accelerate acceleration accommodate accustom acerbate acetylate acetylise acetylize achromatise achromatize acquire activate adapt add adjust adjustment adopt adorn adulteration aerate affect age aggravate alchemise alchemize alcoholise alcoholize alien alienate alkalinise alkalinize allegorise allegorize alter alteration alternate amalgamate ameliorate amend Americanise Americanize angulate animalise animalize animate animise animize antiquate antique archaise archaize arouse arrange arterialise arterialize ascend ash assibilate assimilate assume automate automatise automatize avianise avianize avulsion awaken barb barbarise barbarize barter bear on bear upon beautify become flat bedim beef up begrime bemire bestialise bestialize bestow better birth blear blind blister blot out blunt blur boil bolshevise bolshevize branch out break break down break into break up breakup brighten bring broaden brutalise brutalize bubble calcify camp capacitate capitalise capitalize capture carbonate caseate cash cash in catch catch on cause to sleep cave in centralise centralize change change by reversal change form change integrity change intensity change magnitude change of direction change of integrity change of magnitude change of shape change of state change over change posture change shape change state change surface change taste channel-surf charge chasten check chill chord chromosomal mutation circularize civilise civilize clarify classicise classicize clean clear climb up clinker clot cloud coagulate coarsen cohere collapse collimate colly color color in colorise colorize colour colour in colourise colourize come come around come in come round commercialise commercialize commix communisation communise communization communize commutation commute compensate complexify complicate concentrate concretise concretize condense conform confuse conjugate conk out constitutionalise constitutionalize contaminate contract contribute conventionalise conventionalize conversion convert cook cool cool down cool off correct corrupt counterchange crack crackle crash creolize crumble crush cry cure customise customize cut damage darken dawn deactivate deaden deaminate deaminize death debase debauch decalcify decarboxylate decay decease decelerate deceleration decentralise decentralize decimalisation decimalise decimalization decimalize deconcentrate decorate decrease decrepitate de-emphasise de-emphasize deepen defervesce deflate defog deform deformation degauss dehydrogenate delay demagnetise demagnetize demist democratise democratize demonise demonize demoralise demoralize demotion demulsify demythologise demythologize denationalise denationalize denaturalise denaturalize denature deodorise deodorize deodourise deoxidise deoxidize depart depersonalise depersonalize depolarisation depolarise depolarization depolarize deprave depress desalinate desalinise desalinize desalt desensitise desensitize destabilise destabilization destabilize destress detachment detransitivise detransitivize devalue develop development devilise devilize diabolise diabolize die difference digest digitalise digitalize digitise digitize dilapidate dim dinge diphthongise diphthongize dirty disable disaffect disarray discolor discolour disenable disharmonize disintegrate dismiss disorder disqualify dissimilate dissolve dissonate distil distill disturb diversification diversify divide dizzy domesticate domesticise domesticize dope downshift draw dress drift drop drop-off dry dry out dull dynamise dynamize ease off ease up easing edit edit out effeminise effeminize elaborate elevate embellish embrittle empty emulsify enable end energise energize entail envenom equal equalise equalize equate eroticize estrange eternalise eternalize eternise eternize etherealize etherialise etiolate Europeanise Europeanize evaporate even even out evolve exacerbate exasperate exchange excite expand experience expiry extend exteriorise exteriorize externalise externalize fail fall fall for fall in fasten fat fatten fatten out fatten up fecundate felt felt up feminise feminize fertilise fertilize fill fill in fill out fill up filtration find fix flatten flesh out flip flip out flocculate fluctuation flux fly fold fold up form format fortify foul founder freeze Frenchify freshen freshen up frost over full gear up gel gelatinise gelatinize genetic mutation get get dressed give give out give way glamorise glamorize glamourise glamourize glass glass over glaze glaze over glorify go go bad go out grace gradate gradient grime grow gum habituate harden harm harmonise harmonize harshen have heat heat up hide honeycomb hue humanise humanize humble hush hydrate hydrogenate hydrolyse hydrolyze ice over ice up immaterialise immaterialize immortalise immortalize impact impairment impart improve inactivate incandesce incapacitate increase incur indispose individualise individualize indurate industrialise industrialize inflate inform inseminate inspissate insulate intensify interchange internationalise internationalize intransitivise intransitivize introject introvert invalidate invert iodinate ionate ionise ionize Islamise Islamize isomerise isomerize jump keratinise keratinize lace laicise laicize land launder leap leave legitimate lend lessen lessening let out let up liberalise liberalize lifehack lift lighten lighten up liquefy liquidise liquidize liquify loose loosen loss of consciousness louden lower lubricate magnetise magnetize make make clean make full make grow mark market masculinise masculinize mat mat up match matte matte up matt-up mature mechanise mechanize meliorate mellow mellow out melt merge metamorphose metrication metrification mildew militarise militarize mince mingle minify misdirect mix moderate moderation modernise modernize modification modify modulate mold morph motility motion move move up movement muddy mutate mutation mythicise mythicize mythologise mythologize narrow narrow down nascence nascency nationalisation nationalise nationalization nationalize nativity naturalise naturalize nazify neutralise neutralize nick normalise normalize obfuscate objectify obliterate obnubilate obscure obsolesce obtain occidentalise occidentalize occult officialise officialize opacify opalise opalize opsonize orientalise orientalize ornament ossify outmode overcloud overturn oxidate oxidise oxidize oxygenise oxygenize paganise paganize pall parallel part pass patent perplex personalise personalize pervert piggyback plasticise plasticize play play out plump plump out poison polarise polarize policy change politicise politicize port prepare pressurise pressurize prim produce profane professionalise professionalize promote promotion proof prostrate pull up stakes purge purify put radiate radicalize raise ramify ransom rarefy rarify rationalise rationalize ready recede receive reclaim recombine recommend reconstruct rectify redact redeem redo redress reduce reduction reestablish refine reflate reform refresh refreshen regenerate regress reinstate rejuvenate relax relief relocation remodel renormalise renormalize reorient reorientation replace repress restore resume retard retardation reticulate reversal reverse revolution revolutionise revolutionize right ripen rise roll roll up rollover romanticise romanticize round round down round off round out rouse run rusticate salinate sanctify sanitise sanitize saponify satisfaction saturate sauce schematise schematize scintillation scramble secularisation secularization sell sensibilise sensibilize sensify sensitise sensitize sentimentalise sentimentalize separate separation sequester set set aside set up settle sex change sex up sexualise sexualize shade shake shallow shape sharpen shear shift shimmer shoal shorten simplification simplify slenderise slenderize slow down slowing smoothen smut sober socialise socialize soften soil solarise solarize solemnise solemnize solvate sparkling specialise specialize speed speed up spice spice up spike spiritualize spot sputter stabilise stabilize stagnate stain stand in steepen stiffen still straighten straighten out stratify strengthen string sub subdue sublimate sublimation sublime substitute substitution subtilize suburbanise suburbanize subvert suffuse superannuate supercharge supple surf surprise suspend swap sweeten swing switch switching swop symmetrise symmetrize synchronise synchronize synthesize take take in take on take up tame temper tender tenderise tenderize tense terminate territorialise territorialize thicken think tighten tone down touch touch on trade trade in transaminate transfigure transform transformation transition transitivise transitivize translate transmutation transmute transpire transpose transubstantiate turn turn back turn on turning twinkle uglify ulcerate unclutter undergo undo undulate unfit uniformise uniformize unify unite unsanctify unscramble unsex unsubstantialise unsubstantialize untie untune updating urbanise urbanize utilize vagary validate vaporise variation variegate variegation vascularise vascularize veil ventilate verbify vesiculate virilise virilize visualise visualize vitalise vitalize vitiate vitrify vivify void volatilise volatilize volte-face vulcanise vulcanize vulgarise vulgarize wake wake up waken warm warm up weaken weaponize westernise westernize wet widen womanize worsen yield
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.