sea-change
Fundamental paradigm shift
Sea-change is a profound transformation, especially one that seems to happen gradually and inevitably.
The term comes from Shakespeare's *The Tempest*, where a drowned man undergoes a magical change beneath the sea.
Now it typically describes fundamental shifts in attitudes, circumstances, or institutions: a sea-change in public opinion, The internet brought a sea-change in how we consume media.
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- ArielAiry supernatural being
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
- transformationThorough change in form
poetic · allusion · metaphor · imagery · archaic · Elizabethan
Profound biological restructuring
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- watershedDrainage area boundary
transfiguration · transmutation · conversion · reformation · reconfiguration · restructuring · reinvention · about-face
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
rejuvenation · reawakening · restoration · reinvigoration · revitalization · phoenix · resurrection · dawning
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
transformation · poetic · allusion · metaphor · imagery · archaic · Elizabethan
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
watershed · transfiguration · transmutation · conversion · reformation · reconfiguration · restructuring · reinvention · about-face · reversal
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
regeneration · rejuvenation · reawakening · restoration · reinvigoration · revitalization · phoenix · resurrection · dawning · emergence
sea-changetweak
Minor adjustment
fine-tuning · small change · tinkering · nudge · touch-up
sea-changestasis
State of inactivity
status quo · continuity · stagnation · changelessness · immutability
ocean, seas, nautical, pelagic, sea breeze, sea level, sea voyage