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Synonyms of SHIFT

Valid in Scrabble US · 11 points

SHIFT: definition and more

35 synonyms in 16 meanings 30 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of SHIFT by meaning

noun

  1. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

  2. a qualitative change

  3. the time period during which you are at work

    Also: work shift, duty period.

  4. the act of changing one thing or position for another

  5. the act of moving from one place to another

  6. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

    Also: geological fault.

  7. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

    Also: shift key.

  8. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

  9. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

verb

  1. make a shift in or exchange of; then we switched"

    Also: change over.

  2. change place or direction

  3. move around

  4. move very slightly

  5. move sideways or in an unsteady way

  6. move abruptly

  7. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another