rearrangement

Examples

• All

• That is a profound rearrangement of meaning that speaks to a deeper, wiser part of ourselves.

• A central goal of countless experiments is to capture and resolve the rapid rearrangement of matter in response to stimuli.

  Academic text (2012)

• Our analysis shows that it's a rearrangement of the molecular structure of the cells in your body.

  The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

• The result is an internal rearrangement of supports and components, as seen in Figure 3 on page 16.

  Academic text (2000)

• Developed a new integration of life, both personal and political, through the rearrangement of existing boundaries.

  Academic text (1991)

• For semiconductors, dangling bonds cost energy and their rearrangement reduces the energy bill.

  Academic text (1998)

• Remodeling and rearrangement of cytoskeletal fibers is a major topic in molecular and cellular biology.

  Academic text (2009)

• The children's department in the Darien (CT) Library focused their rearrangement on children ages 0-5 years.

  Academic text (2013)

• The rearrangement of the furniture in the living room made the space feel much larger.

• After the rearrangement of her schedule, she finally had time to relax during the weekends.

Synonyms

O

ordering

vsrearrangement

18 2.7

Arranging things in a particular sequence so they are easy to find

is specifically about changing an existing order or positions

R

reconfiguration

vsrearrangement

5 5.6

A change in the way things are arranged to make them work better

focuses specifically on changing order or position rather than broad structure

S

sequencing

vsrearrangement

5 4.1

Putting things like steps or events in a particular order

is about changing order or position, not necessarily designing the original order

R

realignment

vsrearrangement

4 4.6

A change in the way parts of a group or system are arranged

focuses on changing order or position rather than fine structural adjustment

R

reshuffling

vsrearrangement

3 4.6

A change in the order of people or things in a group

is the formal process of changing order or position, not informal reshuffle

P

permutation

vsrearrangement

• Formal

2 7.8

A complete change in how something looks or works

is any act of changing order or position, not necessarily total transformation

R

reordering

vsrearrangement

2 3.2

To put things in a different order

means changing order or position rather than creating a first sequence

R

resequencing

vsrearrangement

1 7.5

Changing the order of things to make a process work better

is the general act of changing order or position without goal detail

T

transposition

vsrearrangement

1 7.3

Changing the order or position of things, for example swapping letters

covers any change of order or position, not only swaps between items

R

repositioning

vsrearrangement

1 4.2

Moving something or someone to a new position

includes moving order as well as simple position changes

R

reordination

vsrearrangement

8.7

Putting things back in the correct order

is about changing order or position generally, not only restoring sequence

R

reassortment

vsrearrangement

7.9

An act of putting things in a new order to change where they are

is a narrower act of changing sequence or position rather than distribution

S

seriation

vsrearrangement

8.2

Putting things in a certain order by time, size, or other features

is the act of changing order or position rather than classifying by traits

Antonyms

S

stability

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

How Extensive

transformation

241 3.7

overhaul

73 5.1

reorganization

27 3.7

rearrangement

4 3.4

adjustment

133 2.9

tweak

28 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology