transformed

Made entirely different

Transformed is the past tense of transform, meaning changed in form, appearance, or character—usually dramatically.

A caterpillar is transformed into a butterfly.

A renovation transformed the old warehouse into luxury apartments.

The experience transformed her.

The word implies thoroughgoing change, not mere alteration.

change

alteration

Act of modifying

reshaping · reconfiguration · overhaul · remodeling · transition · shift · conversion · mutation · variation · reform

metamorphosis

chrysalis

Pupal casing for metamorphosis

cocoon · larva · emergence · morphing · shapeshifter · transmutation · transfiguration · metamorphic · lifecycle · developmental

renewal

revitalize

Restore strength and vitality

revamp · regenerate · rehabilitate · reinvigorate · revive · reawaken · rekindle · replenish · rebirth · resurrection

evolution

adaptation

Fitting to new conditions

ancestry · phylogeny · divergence · descent · selection · organisms · inheritance · fitness · traits · genome

innovation

disrupt

Interrupt and disorder

redesign · reinvent · revolutionize · modernize · reconceive · rethink · reengineered · upgraded · cutting-edge · next-generation

Categories
Opposites
change vs. constancy

transformedunchanged

Not modified at all

unaltered · preserved · maintained · untransformed · unmodified

degree of modification

transformedunmodified

Without any changes

untouched · unadjusted · unrevised · unchanged · original

deterioration vs. improvement

transformeddegraded

Reduced in rank or quality

deteriorated · decayed · ruined · destroyed · corrupted

Phrases
Family

transform, transformation, transforming, transforms, transformer, transformations, transformative, transformational, transformers

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G