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changed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/
  • rhymes with -eɪndʒd
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  • CMU ARPABET: CH EY1 N JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having undergone a change.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'm a changed man since joining the local church.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of change

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

made or become different in nature or form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • changed attitudes
  • changed styles of dress
  • a greatly changed country after the war

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unchanged

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

made or become different in some respect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he's an altered (or changed) man since his election to Congress

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • metamorphic rocks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

changed in complete knowledge articles