transformationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌtræns.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌtræns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/C1 a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that that thing or person is improved:
Local people have mixed feelings about the planned transformation of their town into a regional capital.
I'd never seen Jose in a tuxedo before - it was quite a transformation.
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- There's been a transformation in Carl since he started going out with Annie.
- Have you seen the transformation of our garden?
- The internet has led to a transformation in shopping habits.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Change and changes
- a change is as good as a rest idiom
- adjustment
- alteration
- blip
- changeover
- drift
- ebb
- fluctuate
- gradation
- metamorphosis
- modulate
- paradigm shift
- perversion
- punctuated equilibrium
- sea change
- shake-up
- speciation
- step change
- tide
- twist
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