nnoun.actthe act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)Synset:adjustment alteration
Derivationally Related Form:modifyalteradjust
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:alterationchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:accommodationadaptationlaxationlooseningtighteningtune
Full Hyponyms:accommodationadaptationdark adaptationlight adaptationlooseningtake-uptighteningtuneuntying
nnoun.artifactslightly modified copy; not an exact copyExamples:- a modification of last year's model
Derivationally Related Form:modify
Hypernyms:copy
Inherited Hypernyms:modificationcopyrepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.relationthe grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phraseSynset:limiting qualifying
Derivationally Related Form:qualifymodify
Hypernyms:grammatical relation
Inherited Hypernyms:modificationgrammatical relationlinguistic relationrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:appositionrestrictiveness
Full Hyponyms:appositionrestrictiveness
nnoun.eventan event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to anotherSynset:alteration change
Examples:- the change was intended to increase sales
- this storm is certainly a change for the worse
- the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
Derivationally Related Form:changealtermodify
Hypernyms:happening natural event occurrence occurrent
Inherited Hypernyms:changehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:accelerationavulsionbirthbreakbreakupchromosomal mutationconversiondamagedeathdeceasedecelerationdecreasedeformationdestabilizationdetachmentdevelopmentdrop-offeasingexpiryfluctuationgenetic mutationharmimpairmentincreaselesseningloss of consciousnessmoderationmutationnascencenascencynativityplayreliefretardationrevolutionscintillationseparationsex changeshiftshimmerslowingsparklingsublimationsurprisetransformationtransitiontransmutationtwinklevagaryvariation
Full Hyponyms:abiotrophyaccelerationadjustmentallomerismanticlimaxatrophyattenuationattritionaugmentationavulsionbattle damagebirthblessed eventblighty woundblipbombshellbreakbreath of fresh airbusiness cyclecardiopulmonary resuscitationcasualtycataplasiachristianizationcollateral damagecompactioncomplicationcompressionconcentrationconservationconstrictionconversioncoup de theatrecultural revolutioncycle of rebirthdaily variationdamagedeathdebilitationdecelerationdecreasedeformationdegenerationdeletiondeliverydestabilizationdetrimentdevelopmentdeviationdiscrepancydisembarrassmentdistortiondiurnal variationdomesticationdriftagedwindlingeasingexpenseexplosioneye openerfading awayfaintfallfatal accidentfatalityflesh woundglycogenesisgreen revolutionground swellhabituationimprovementincreaseinflectioninversionisomerizationjumpkillingleaplive birthloss of consciousnessmartyrdommegadeathmoksamutationoperational damageoverstrainpassingperipeteiapersonnel casualtyphenomenonpickuppoint mutationpopulation shiftposthumous birthprecipitationpyrolysisquantum jumpquantum leaprarefactionreadjustmentrebirthrecoveryrectificationrefinementregenerationreincarnationrelaxationresurrectionresuscitationreversionrevivalrevolutionrunrunuprupturesacrificesaltationschismsea changeseparationsex changeshakedownshearshimmershockshrinkingsinkingsnapstrainstrengtheningstunnersublimationsubstitutionsurprisethawtidetin pesttransformationtransitiontransmigrationtransmutationtranspositionturntwinklevagaryvariationvicissitudewaningwarpwaxingweakeningwoundwrongful death