Thesaurus results for CONVERSION

conversion

noun

kən-ˈvər-zhən

Definition of conversion

as in transformation

a change in form, appearance, or use the conversion of the spare bedroom into a home office was easily accomplished

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as in convincing

the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action the conversion of the residents from opponents to supporters of the casino project proved to be more difficult than anticipated

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Recent Examples of conversion With less than two minutes left and Kansas City holding onto a 30-27 lead, the Chiefs botched the snap, leading to a failed third-down conversion that would have iced the game. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 For many retirees, the best Roth conversion window may be after retirement but before RMDs, Social Security, pensions, or other income starts. — Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 In those texts, the conquest and colonization of the Western Hemisphere were inseparable from religious conversion. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 For Aaron Parry of SDFX Studios, who oversaw the film’s 3D conversion, there was a similar intention to expand upon rather than reinvent the original style. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conversion

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversion

Noun

It is now being managed by the Ritz Carlton after a $55 million transformation that wrapped up in Spring 2024.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Only instead of letting the shade swap speak for itself like both Hailey Bieber and Ella Bright have, Turner texturized the transformation with voluminous barrel curls straight from the big book of ’80s beauty.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of transformation

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But those previously mentioned four skills where superhuman performance could suffice to kill all humans (hacking, persuasion, planning and coordination, uninterpretable reasoning) mean that generalization matters only so much.

— Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
As such, the narratives constructed by mainstream media outlets are not mere reflections of events but active tools of persuasion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026