1. (verb)modify make less severe or harsh or extreme Synonyms: alter, change, qualify
2. (verb)modify, qualify add a modifier to a constituent Synonyms: restrict, change, dispose, characterise, modify, stipulate, specify, characterize, qualify, alter, condition, measure up
3. (verb)change, alter, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation Synonyms: change, interchange, interpolate, alter, modify, vary, qualify, commute, shift, exchange, neuter, falsify, castrate, spay, convert, switch, transfer, deepen
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'modify'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. modify To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially Synonyms: change, alter, exchange, shift, transmute, commute, metamorphose, substitute, turn, convert, modify, transfigure, vary, diversify, qualify, transform, veer Antonyms: abide, continue, hold, persist, retain, bide, endure, keep, remain, stay
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