Synonyms of metamorphosis
8 similar words
Another word for metamorphosis is development. Other synonyms of metamorphosis are conversion, transformation, transfiguration, transmutation and transfigurement.
Synonyms and similar words for metamorphosis
nounA transformation, such as one performed by magic.
- developmentThe process of developing; growth, directed change.
- transfigurationA major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.
- transmutationThe conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
- conversionThe act of converting something or someone.
- transfigurementTransfiguration.
- transformationThe act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
- transmogrificationThe act or process of being transformed into a different form.
- sea changeA profound transformation; a metamorphosis.
Meaning of metamorphosis
- noun A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
- noun A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
- noun A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
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Questions about synonyms of metamorphosis
- What is another word for metamorphosis?
- Metamorphosis has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as development, conversion, transformation, transfiguration, transmutation and transfigurement.
- What does metamorphosis mean?
- Metamorphosis means a transformation, such as one performed by magic.
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