shift
noun [C] (CHANGE) /ʃɪft/Definition
C1 a change in position or direction: a shift in the wind/temperature The shift in the balance of power in the region has had far-reaching consequences. There has been a dramatic shift in public opinion towards peaceful negotiations.Change and changes
(Definition of shift noun (CHANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a change is as good as a rest idiom
- adjustment noun (CHANGE)
- alteration noun
- blip noun
- changeover noun
- conversion noun (CHANGE)
- flux noun (CHANGE)
- movement noun (CHANGE OPINION)
- movement noun (PROGRESS)
- paradigm shift noun
- perversion noun
- rearrangement noun
- regime change noun
- reversal noun
- swing noun (SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT)
- transformation noun
- transition noun
- turnabout noun
- turnaround noun (BIG CHANGE)
- variation noun (CHANGE)
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