Synonyms for transform
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Convert — to change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to…
change, alter, convert, turn into, affect, turn, turn to, shift, differentiate, vary, transfigure, transmogrify, reconvert, transubstantiate, transume dated
2. Metamorphose — to undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character
Other
renew, transmorph, translate dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- v. 2
To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
Related words
- Word family
- transflection transformation transformative transformable transformed transformism
- Phrases
- black top-hat transform bottom-hat transform
- Is a kind of
- alter change translate
Forms
- Past participle
- transformed
e.g. transformed → changed, altered, converted, affected…
Choose the right word
To turn is a popular word for change in any sense short of the meaning of exchange, being often equivalent to alter, convert, transform, transmute, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- affect Petrol prices affect us all in one way or another.
- convert I haven't come here to convert anyone to anything.
- differentiate We differentiate between living and dead objects.
- renew Are you going to renew your lease when it expires?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| transform | rising | |
| affect | steady | |
| convert | steady | |
| differentiate | rising | |
| transfigure | rising | |
| renew | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- turn1, vary2
- 5 letters
- shift1, alter2, renew2
- 6 letters
- change1, affect2
- 7 letters
- convert2
- 8 letters
- transume
- 9 letters
- translate2, transmute, reconvert, alchemise
- 10 letters
- transmorph
- 11 letters
- transfigure
- 12 letters
- metamorphose4, transmogrify
- 13 letters
- differentiate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vary2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- transformer
- Italiano
- cambiare
- Español
- transformar