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shift

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SHIFT

1
to change the place or position of <he shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over>
Near Antonyms anchor, fix, freeze, moor, secure, set, stabilize; embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root
2
to change one's position <she shifted uncomfortably in her seat throughout the interview>
Synonyms budge, locomote, shift, stir
Antonyms freeze, still
3
to pass from one form, state, or level to another <she watched the aurora in fascination as its colors shifted from green to blue>
Antonyms plateau, stabilize
4
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>
5
to meet one's day-to-day needs <left the others to shift for themselves>
Related Words carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge; last, survive; eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring; afford, swing

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