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Synonyms for paradigm shift

  • noun

Most common

rethinking reframing reconceptualization step change sea-change

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Remodeling — A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific…

remodeling US, rethinking, reframing, reconceptualization, reconceptualisation UK

2. Step change — any radical change, especially in politics or technology

step change, sea-change, quantum leap

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm.

    Near-synonyms: reconceptualization, rethinking; reframing, remodeling

  2. n. 2

    Any radical change, especially in politics or technology.

    Near-synonyms: sea change, step change, quantum leap

Example sentences

  • rethinking Yanni started rethinking things.

By length

9 letters
reframing
10 letters
remodeling4, rethinking3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remodeling4 = 4 syllables).