rearrangement

Noun

Meaning

The act of rearranging, or the state of being rearranged.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amendment change move movement transposition readjustment exchange shift arrangement conversion transformation improvement adaptation reconstruction revision

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Antonyms

remain damage maintain stay conservation harm

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Hypernyms

arrangement transcription arranging

Hyponyms

transposition juggling juggle reordering musical chairs

Phrases with the word

chromosome rearrangement Bamberger rearrangement rearrangement of molecular structure rearrangement of the ionic structure allylic rearrangement rearrangement to

Examples

The concept of lateral thinking is insight restructuring and this is brought about through the rearrangement of information. Edward de Bono

'White Rabbit' was mostly done in about two days, the music in about half an hour. The music is a 'Bolero' rip-off and the lyrics a rearrangement of 'Alice in Wonderland.' You take two spectacular hits and throw them together, and it's hard to miss. Grace Slick

Sometimes a problem will seem completely insurmountable. Then someone comes up with a simple new idea, or just a rearrangement of old ideas, that completely eliminates it. Marvin Minsky

Everyone dies-the rearrangement of when is a matter of only statistical interest. Michael Swanwick

Accipitrids have undergone drastic chromosome rearrangement and thus appear in DNA-DNA hybridization generally unlike other living birds. Source: Internet

A recent study indicates that the drastic rearrangement of the genome of the accipitrids may have obscured any close relationship of theirs with groups such as the owls. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rearrange to rearrangeability rearrangeable rearrangement of molecular structure rearrangement of the ionic structure rearrangement reaction