transitioning
Moving between phases
Transitioning is the process of moving from one state or condition to another.
The word often appears in discussions of gender transition, where a person takes steps—social, medical, or legal—to live as a different gender than the one assigned at birth: She began transitioning in her thirties.
More broadly, transitioning describes any gradual shift: The company is transitioning to remote work.
Thorough change in form
- shiftMovement or work period
- conversionAct of changing states
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- modificationAct of altering something
switch · changeover · adaptation · pivot · restructuring · realignment · overhaul · revamp
Process of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- progressionSequential forward movement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
emergence · unfolding · blossoming · coming-of-age · adolescence · formation · differentiation · cultivation
Gender differs from assignment
- transPrefix for across
- non-binaryGender outside two categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- gender-affirmingSupporting authentic identity expression
coming-out · deadname · pronouns · passing · dysphoria · euphoria · HRT · estrogen
New member integration process
- offboardingEmployee exit process
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
retraining · upskilling · handover · succession · probation · severance · outplacement
transformation
Thorough change in form
- shiftMovement or work period
- conversionAct of changing states
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
modification · switch · changeover · adaptation · pivot · restructuring · realignment · overhaul · revamp · reform
maturation
Process of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- progressionSequential forward movement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
evolution · emergence · unfolding · blossoming · coming-of-age · adolescence · formation · differentiation · cultivation · ripening
transgender
Gender differs from assignment
- transPrefix for across
- non-binaryGender outside two categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
gender-affirming · coming-out · deadname · pronouns · passing · dysphoria · euphoria · HRT · estrogen · testosterone
onboarding
New member integration process
- offboardingEmployee exit process
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
resignation · retraining · upskilling · handover · succession · probation · severance · outplacement
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
- Moving Statusrelocating, relocated, moving, moved, in transit
- shift wordsgear shift, weight shift, blame shift, paradigm shift, mood shift
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
transitioningstaying
Continuing in place
remaining · static · fixed · stable · stationary
transitioningfinished
Brought to an end
arrived · completed · established · settled · done
transitioningpersisting
Continuing through difficulty
continuing · enduring · maintaining · sustaining · preserving
transition, transitory, transitions, transitional, transitioned, transitionally