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shift
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SHIFT
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to change the place or position of <he shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over>
Synonyms budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, relocate, remove, reposition, shift, transfer, transpose
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to pass from one form, state, or level to another <she watched the aurora in fascination as its colors shifted from green to blue>
Related Words metamorphose, morph, transmute; better, improve; deteriorate, worsen; turn around; seesaw, teeter, vacillate, waver
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to give up (something) and take something else in return <my brother and I shifted seats just before takeoff so that he could sit by the window>
Related Words interchange; displace, replace, supersede; cede, hand over, surrender, yield; reciprocate
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