Synonyms for modification
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Alteration — the act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or…
change, alteration, adjustment, variation, revision, allowance
2. Limiting
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.
behavior modification officer
- n. 2
The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.
Forms
- Plural
- modifications → changes, alterations, adjustments, variations…
Example sentences
- variation This is the humorous variation of a certain proverb.
- adjustment The decline isn't so sharp after seasonal adjustment.
- revision Marxism isn't scientific unless it permits revision.
- alteration The sales plan allows of no alteration.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| modification | falling | |
| variation | falling | |
| adjustment | falling | |
| revision | falling | |
| alteration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- change1
- 8 letters
- accident3, limiting3, revision3
- 9 letters
- variation4, allowance3
- 10 letters
- qualifying4, adjustment3, alteration4
- 13 letters
- qualification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (accident3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- modification
- Italiano
- modificazione
- Español
- modificación
- Català
- modificació