Synonyms for transition
trænˈzɪʃ ən, -ˈsɪʃ-tran·si·tion

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1. transitionnoun

   A change is a passing from one state or form to another, any act or process by which a thing becomes unlike what it was before, or the unlikeness so produced; we say a change was taking place, or the change that had taken place was manifest. Mutation is a more formal word for change, often suggesting repeated or continual change; as, the mutations of fortune. Novelty is a change to what is new, or the newness of that to which a change is made; as, he was perpetually desirous of novelty. Revolution is specifically and most commonly a change of government. Variation is a partial change in form, qualities, etc., but especially in position or action; as, the variation of the magnetic needle or of the pulse. Variety is a succession of changes or an intermixture of different things, and is always thought of as agreeable. Vicissitude is sharp, sudden, or violent change, always thought of as surprising and often as disturbing or distressing; as, the vicissitudes of politics. Transition is change by passing from one place or state to another, especially in a natural, regular, or orderly way; as, the transition from spring to summer, or from youth to manhood. An innovation is a change that breaks in upon an established order or custom; as, an innovation in religion or politics. For the distinctions between the other words compare the synonyms for CHANGE, v. In the religious sense regeneration is the vital renewing of the soul by the power of the divine Spirit; conversion is the conscious and manifest change from evil to good, or from a lower to a higher spiritual state; as, in Luke xxii, 32, "when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." In popular use conversion is the most common word to express the idea of regeneration.

   Synonyms:
   alteration, change, change, conversion, diversity, innovation, mutation, novelty, regeneration, renewal, renewing, revolution, transformation, transmutation, variation, variety, vicissitude

   Antonyms:
   constancy, continuance, firmness, fixedness, fixity, identity, invariability, permanence, persistence, steadiness, unchangeableness, uniformity

   Preposition:
   We have made a change for the better; the change from winter to spring; the change of a liquid to or into a gas; a change in quality; a change by absorption or oxidation.

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1. passage, transitionnoun

   the act of passing from one state or place to the next

   Synonyms:
   passing, handing over, transit, changeover, modulation, passageway, conversion, enactment, musical passage, passage

2. conversion, transition, changeovernoun

   an event that results in a transformation

   Synonyms:
   conversion, modulation, spiritual rebirth, rebirth, changeover, passage

3. transitionnoun

   a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

   Synonyms:
   conversion, modulation, changeover, passage

4. transition, modulationnoun

   a musical passage moving from one key to another

   Synonyms:
   modulation, intonation, inflection, changeover, pitch contour, conversion, passage

5. transitionverb

   a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

   Synonyms:
   conversion, modulation, changeover, passage

6. transitionverb

   cause to convert or undergo a transition

   "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology"

7. transitionverb

   make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)

   "The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets"; "The adagio transitioned into an allegro"

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1. • Change
   • Change Of State
   • Convert
   • Passage
   • Switch
   • Transformation

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1. change

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

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1. transitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   change, shifting

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "transition":

   transitional, changeover, transitions, passage, shift, transformation, transitioning, bridging, move, interim, tfg, switchover, crossing, halfway, rollover, transient, hand-over, adaptation, transfer, pass

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1. Joshua Mitrotti:

   A vocational component is going to be very important but there has to be a political component at the heart of training offered to ex-guerrillas, about how a democracy functions, because this is about the transition of people who once held arms to becoming citizens in a democracy.

2. Nicole Saphier:

   More children die from cancer, drownings and car accidents daily than are dying from Covid, yet people are still driving on the roads and swimming in pools, it is time to take a step back and acknowledge that there is more damage being done to the children through prolonged restrictions than benefit … It is time to transition from a state of delusional fear and move forward confidently knowing the pandemic is not over, but the emergency certainly is.

3. Christine Happel:

   That is the ultimate goal, most people view it as a sort of transition step.

4. Leland Vittert:

   We saw that transition happen where those who we reported on went from being glad we were there to tell our stories to viewing us as potential targets, and now we're seeing that same shift in America which is terrifying.

5. Adam Schiff:

   We've reached the point, after the events of this week, where it would be very difficult to maintain the credibility of the investigation if the chairman did not recuse himself from matters involving either the Trump campaign or the Trump transition team of which he was a member, the questions are profound enough that I think we need to move past it, and ideally that would mean the chairman ought to recuse himself, not only from the investigation involving potential coordination or collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, but also any oversight of minimization issues affecting the Trump transition since he was a member of that Trump transition team.