shifted
Went another way
Shifted is the past tense of shift—to move something from one position or state to another.
Weight can be shifted, blame can be shifted, gears can be shifted.
She shifted in her seat.
The conversation shifted to politics.
Production has shifted overseas.
The word implies movement that's deliberate or noticeable, not gradual drift.
Placed differently than before
- relocatedMoved to new location
- transferredMoved to new location
- rearrangedAltered the arrangement
- displacedShifted from proper location
adjusted · realigned · transported · conveyed · shuffled · slid · budged · nudged
Moved without fixed course
- strayedMoved off course
- veeredTurned sharply aside
- deviatedDeparted from standard
- meanderedTraveled without direct course
floated · slipped · slid · moved · crept · gravitated · leaned · tilted
Changed from before
- modifiedChanged in some way
- adjustedChanged to improve fit
- variedDiffering in type
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
amended · updated · tweaked · evolved · adapted · converted · reworked · pivoted
Increased in velocity
- deceleratedDecreased in velocity
- downshiftedReduced transmission gear
- upshiftedChanged to higher gear
- clutchedHeld firmly in hand
transitioned · changed · adjusted · switched · revved · throttled · engaged · disengaged
Caused to veer off
- transferredMoved to new location
- passedWent beyond or succeeded
- redirectedSent a new way
- assignedGiven as duty
attributed · pinned · offloaded · dodged · evaded · displaced · projected · scapegoated
repositioned
Placed differently than before
- relocatedMoved to new location
- transferredMoved to new location
- rearrangedAltered the arrangement
displaced · adjusted · realigned · transported · conveyed · shuffled · slid · budged · nudged · scooted
wandered
Moved without fixed course
meandered · floated · slipped · slid · moved · crept · gravitated · leaned · tilted · swayed
altered
Changed from before
revised · amended · updated · tweaked · evolved · adapted · converted · reworked · pivoted · fluctuated
accelerated
Increased in velocity
- deceleratedDecreased in velocity
- downshiftedReduced transmission gear
- upshiftedChanged to higher gear
clutched · transitioned · changed · adjusted · switched · revved · throttled · engaged · disengaged · manual
deflected
Caused to veer off
- transferredMoved to new location
- passedWent beyond or succeeded
- redirectedSent a new way
assigned · attributed · pinned · offloaded · dodged · evaded · displaced · projected · scapegoated · forwarded
- ___ turnedrotated, pivoted, swung, faced, angled
- moved overslid, scooted, budged, nudged, shuffled
- positionedplaced, positioned, situated, located, set
- misalignmentmisaligned, misalignment, off-center, displaced, crooked
- transformedchanged, transformed, altered, converted, modified
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- night shiftOvernight work period
- shift workerPerson working set periods
- shift gearsAlter one's approach abruptly
- stick shiftHand-operated gear selector
- swing shiftsWork schedules between day and night
- day shiftWork period during sunlight
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