Change, alter, vary, modify (and their corresponding nouns change, alteration, variation, modification) are comparable when denoting to make or become different (or when denoting a difference effected).
Category: Synonyms
Chance vs Accident vs Fortune vs Luck vs Hap vs Hazard
Chance, accident, fortune, luck, hap, hazard denote something that happens without an apparent or determinable cause or as a result of unpredictable forces.
Certify vs Attest vs Witness vs Vouch
Certify, attest, witness, vouch are comparable when they mean to testify to the truth or genuineness of something.
Certainty vs Certitude vs Assurance vs Conviction
Certainty, certitude, assurance, conviction are comparable when denoting a state of mind in which one is free from doubt.
Certain vs Inevitable vs Necessary
Certain, inevitable, necessary are comparable when they mean bound to follow in obedience to the laws of nature or of thought.
Ceremonial vs Ceremonious vs Formal vs Conventional vs Solemn
Ceremonial, ceremonious, formal, conventional, solemn are comparable when they mean characterized or marked by attention to the forms, procedures, and details prescribed as right, proper, or requisite.
Central vs Focal vs Pivotal
Central, focal, pivotal are more closely comparable when they mean dominant or most important than when they refer to a literal or material point (as a center, focus, or pivot).
Center vs Focus vs Centralize vs Concentrate
Center, focus, centralize, concentrate are comparable (though not closely synonymous) because all mean to draw to or fix upon a center.
Center vs Middle vs Midst vs Core vs Hub vs Focus vs Nucleus vs Heart
Center, middle, midst, core, hub, focus, nucleus, heart are comparable when meaning the point, spot, or portion of a thing which is comparable to a point around which a circle is described.
Celestial vs Heavenly vs Empyrean vs Empyreal
Celestial, heavenly, empyrean, empyreal mean of, relating to, or fit for heaven or the heavens.
Celerity vs Alacrity vs Legerity
Celerity, alacrity, legerity are comparable when they are used in reference to human beings and denote quickness in movement or action.
Cautious vs Circumspect vs Wary vs Chary vs Calculating
Cautious, circumspect, wary, chary, calculating are comparable when meaning prudently attentive to the dangers one may encounter or the risks one may face, or revealing such attentiveness.