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

Need another word that means the same as “phase”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “phase” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Phase” are: phase angle, stage, form, period, chapter, episode, part, step, point, time, juncture, spell, aspect, shape, appearance, state, condition

Phase as a Noun

Definitions of "Phase" as a noun

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

• Any distinct time period in a sequence of events.
• A distinct and homogeneous form of matter (i.e. a particular solid, liquid, or gas) separated by its surface from other forms.
• The particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun.
• (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun.
• A stage in a person's psychological development, especially a period of temporary difficulty during adolescence or a particular stage during childhood.
• A particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle.
• A genetic or seasonal variety of an animal's coloration.
• A distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development.
• (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary.
• (in systemic grammar) the relationship between a catenative verb and the verb that follows it, as in she hoped to succeed and I like swimming.
• Each of the aspects of the moon or a planet, according to the amount of its illumination, especially the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon, and the last quarter.
• The relationship in time between the successive states or cycles of an oscillating or repeating system (such as an alternating electric current or a light or sound wave) and either a fixed reference point or the states or cycles of another system with which it may or may not be in synchrony.
• Each of the electrical windings or connections of a polyphase machine or circuit.
• A distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary.
• A structure containing two verbs in a phase.
• Each of the separate events in an eventing competition.

Synonyms of "Phase" as a noun (17 Words)

appearance	An act of performing or participating in a public event. She read it with every appearance of interest.
aspect	A characteristic to be considered. The front aspect of the hotel was unremarkable.
chapter	A series of related events forming an episode. The divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship.
condition	The procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable s effect by comparison with a control condition. She was in a serious condition.
episode	Film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie. This change is followed by an episode in this new key.
form	An ability to perform well. His eyes scanned her slender form.
juncture	The set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary (e.g. distinguishing I scream from ice cream). The plane crashed at the juncture of two mountains.
part	A line of scalp revealed in a person s hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side a parting. Divide the circle into three equal parts.
period	The interval between successive equal values of a periodic function. Death put a period to his endeavors.
phase angle	A particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle.
point	A pointed flake or blade especially one that has been worked. The cannibal s teeth were filed to sharp points.
shape	The state of good health especially in the phrases in condition or in shape or out of condition or out of shape. Debates about the future shape of British society.
spell	A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation. He whispered a spell as he moved his hands.
stage	A stagecoach. We went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles.
state	A state of depression or agitation. His state is in the deep south.
step	A doorstep. He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig.
time	The personification of time typically as an old man with a scythe and hourglass. It s time for bed.

Usage Examples of "Phase" as a noun

• The full phase of the moon.
• The reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system.
• Most of your fans are going through a phase.
• The invertebrate residents of the tundra pass the winter in dormant phase.
• Phase two of the development.
• Solid carbon dioxide passes directly into the gas phase without becoming a liquid.
• The final phases of the war.
• The draw for the qualifying phase of the tournament was held over the weekend.
• There are two output channels, one fixed in phase and the other variable in phase between 0 and 360 degrees.

Associations of "Phase" (30 Words)

beginning	The first part or section of something. It was a dark and stormy night is a hackneyed beginning for a story.
climacteric	Of a fruit undergoing a climacteric. Most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric.
commencement	The beginning of something. The commencement of the trial.
doorstep	The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway. He put his foot on the doorstep of the cottage.
flowering	The action of producing flowers. The flowering of Viennese intellectual life.
grade	Assign a grade or rank to according to one s evaluation. The base of the tower was below grade.
inception	An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. She has been on the board since its inception two years ago.
incipient	Beginning to happen or develop. An incipient black eye.
level	Become level or even. Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station.
neolithic	Of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic.
outset	The time at which something is supposed to begin. The project was flawed from the outset.
pace	Regulate or set the pace of. He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig.
paleolithic	Second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC. Paleolithic artifacts.
pas	(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet.
pentavalent	Having a valency of five.
period	The interval between successive equal values of a periodic function. He had long periods of depression.
procedure	A surgical operation. The standard procedure for informing new employees about conditions of work.
proceed	Advance to a higher rank, status, or education. My studies are proceeding well.
processing	Preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure. The processing of ore to obtain minerals.
progress	Cause a task or undertaking to make progress. I cannot predict how quickly we can progress the matter.
progression	The act of moving forward (as toward a goal. A blues progression.
proscenium	The part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain.
retrace	Discover and follow (a route taken by someone else. I wanted to retrace a particular evolutionary pathway.
stage	Perform a play especially on a stage. The Boreal stage.
step	Set up a mast in its step. She is always stepping on others to get ahead.
stride	Bestride. He followed her with an easy stride.
systematically	According to a fixed plan or system; methodically. We searched systematically for evidence.
systematize	Arrange according to an organized system; make systematic. Systematize our scientific knowledge.
transitional	Of or denoting the last stage of Romanesque style, in which Gothic elements begin to appear. A transitional government was appointed.
tread	Crush as if by treading on. For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.