Synonyms and antonyms of To become different in British Thesaurus

transition (verb)

to change from one situation, form, or state to another, or to cause someone or something to do this

change (verb)

to become different, or to make someone or something different

turn into ()

to change or develop into something different

change into ()

to stop being in one state, condition, or form and start being in another, or to make something do this

convert (verb)

to change from one system, use, or method to another, or to make something do this

go over to ()

to change to a new system or way of behaving

become (verb)

to change and start to be something different, or to start to have a different quality

alter (verb)

to become different

diversify (verb)

to develop into something different

tend (verb)

to change or develop in a particular direction

alternate (verb)

if someone or something alternates between two things, they keep changing between them

blend into ()

to seem to gradually change into something else

break the mould ()

to change a situation completely, or to do something in a completely new way

break with precedent ()

to change the way in which things have traditionally been done

change back ()

if something that has changed changes back, it returns to how it was originally

change gear/gears ()

to start to work or develop in a different way or at a different speed

come/go/turn full circle ()

if a situation comes, goes, or turns full circle, it becomes the same again as it was at the beginning

compensate (verb)

to change or remove the bad result of something

cross over ()

to start to belong to a different group or type from before

develop (verb)

if people, animals, or plants develop, they change or grow as they get older

develop (verb)

to change as events or conditions change, especially to become more serious

diverge (verb)

to develop and become different after being the same

do (verb)

informal used for talking about how something may change

drift (verb)

to go from one state to another without realizing it

ebb and flow (mainly literary)

mainly literary to keep changing between two states

evolve (verb)

to gradually change and develop over a period of time

explode (verb)

to change very quickly into a new state

fall (verb)

to change into another state or condition

flip (verb)

to change suddenly from one subject, activity, or opinion to another

fluctuate (verb)

to change frequently

get back ()

to return to the state or condition you were in before

go (verb)

to change to another condition, usually a worse one

go into ()

to change to a different movement, state, or condition, usually a worse one

grow into ()

to develop and become a particular thing or person

happen to ()

used for talking about the way that something changes or develops

lapse into ()

to gradually change to a quieter or less active state

lapse into ()

to change to a different, less usual, or less helpful way of speaking or behaving, often without realizing it

leap (verb)

to suddenly change to another time or situation, for example in a film

metamorphose (verb)

formal to change into something very different

move (verb)

to change from one activity, interest, situation etc to another

oscillate (verb)

science to change frequently in size, strength, or direction between limits

outgrow (verb)

to change as you grow up, so that you no longer behave in the way that you used to or no longer like the same things

pass (verb)

to change from one state to another

seesaw (verb)

to change from one condition to another and back again many times, or to rise and fall again many times

segue (verb)

to change smoothly from one song or subject of conversation to another without stopping

shift (verb)

if an idea, attitude, or plan shifts, or if someone shifts it, it changes

start out ()

to begin as one thing and develop into something else

switch (verb)

to change from one thing to another, or to make something do this

take on ()

to develop a particular character or appearance

transmute (verb)

formal to change into something completely different, or to make something change in this way

turn (verb)

to change and do or become something else

turn (verb)

mainly journalism if someone turns a game or a fight, or if it turns, it starts to develop in a different way

turn back ()

to stop doing something and to return to a previous situation or condition