ALTERS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ALTERS?

Need another word that means the same as “alters”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “alters” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Alters” are: falsify, interpolate, change, modify, vary, castrate, neuter, spay

Alters as a Verb

Definitions of "Alters" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “alters” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby.
• Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
• Make an alteration to.
• Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.
• Remove the ovaries of.

Synonyms of "Alters" as a verb (8 Words)

castrate	Remove the testicles of (a male animal or man). A restrictive classicism would have castrated England s literature.
change	Exchange a sum of money for the same sum in a different currency or denomination. The ferns began to change shape.
falsify	Insert words into texts often falsifying it thereby. Falsify the data.
interpolate	Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby. I dare say interpolated her employer.
modify	Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation. Please modify this letter to make it more polite.
neuter	Remove the ovaries of. All pit bulls must be registered and neutered.
spay	Remove the ovaries of. The animals must be spayed or neutered before they are given up for adoption.
vary	Be at variance with; be out of line with. Prices vary.

Usage Examples of "Alters" as a verb

• This dress needs to be altered.
• The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city.

Associations of "Alters" (30 Words)

adapt	Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions. Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice.
adaptation	The action or process of adapting or being adapted. A three part adaptation of Hard Times.
adaption	The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions.
adjustment	A small alteration or movement made to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result. Only slight adjustments to the boat are necessary.
change	Undergo a change become different in essence losing one s or its original nature. His voice began to change when he was 12 years old.
changed	Changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism. Changed styles of dress.
compatibility	A feeling of sympathetic understanding. He argues for the compatibility of science and religion.
conversion	The transposition of the subject and predicate of a proposition according to certain rules to form a new proposition by inference. His passion for seventeenth century literature had led the former atheist to a sudden conversion.
convert	A person who has been converted to another religious or political belief. He was converted in his later years to the socialist cause.
defection	The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes. A number of defections by leading ballet dancers.
disabuse	Free somebody (from an erroneous belief. He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions.
dramatically	In an exciting or impressive manner. My opponent s policies are dramatically different from ours.
edit	A change or correction made as a result of editing. Edit film.
flux	Treat a metal object with a flux to promote melting. The newness and flux of the computer industry.
metamorphose	(of an insect or amphibian) undergo metamorphosis, especially into the adult form. The extreme heat metamorphosed the sandstone baking it white and producing a quartzite rock.
modification	An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another. A number of modifications are being carried out to the engines.
modify	Transform (a structure) from its original anatomical form during development or evolution. Please modify this letter to make it more polite.
mutant	A mutant form. Frequently only a small percentage of the offspring of mutants resemble their parents.
proselyte	A new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
remold	Cast again.
retouch	Give retouches to hair. This photograph has been retouched.
transfigure	Change completely the nature or appearance of. Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection.
transform	Change a mathematical entity by transformation. A wry cynicism rapidly transforms into an overwhelming sense of sourness.
transformation	A function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system. British society underwent a radical transformation.
transformed	Given a completely different form or appearance. Shocked to see the transformed landscape.
transmogrify	Transform in a surprising or magical manner. His home was transmogrified into a hippy crash pad.
transmute	Change in form, nature, or substance. The quest to transmute lead into gold.
variance	An activity that varies from a norm or standard. The stylistic variances of classical dance.
variant	Exhibiting variation and change. A variant of the same word.
vary	Make something more diverse and varied. The properties vary in price.