Synonyms of transposed

transposed

verb

past tense of transpose

1

as in transformed

to change in form, appearance, or use

the snappy pop song was transposed into a ballad through a reworking of instrumentation and a change in key

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transformed
• converted
• transmuted
• reworked
• metamorphosed
• remade
• transfigured
• replaced
• remodeled
• adjusted
• altered
• modified
• recast
• transubstantiated
• alchemized
• revised
• made over
• redesigned
• redefined
• refashioned
• mutated
• distorted
• deformed
• supplanted
• disfigured
• substituted
• transmogrified
• reengineered
• regenerated
• revamped
• varied
• redid
• displaced

2

as in relocated

to change the place or position of

after the ex-governor's scandals belatedly came to light, his portrait was transposed to a quiet corner of the statehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relocated
• removed
• transferred
• shifted
• moved
• transported
• replaced
• dislocated
• repositioned
• disturbed
• displaced
• conveyed
• carried
• transmitted
• hauled
• transplanted
• supplanted
• altered
• superseded
• budged
• modified
• revised
• bore
• reworked
• carted
• toted
• drove
• remodeled
• lugged
• refashioned
• remade
• varied
• made over
• redid
• revamped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set
• fixed
• secured
• anchored
• stabilized
• froze
• moored
• embedded
• rooted
• lodged
• implanted
• entrenched
• ingrained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transposed

Common errors include incorrect passport numbers, typos in names, transposed dates of birth, etc. — William Jones, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

This only to further the narrative of Hollywood as the new Detroit — a spiritual rather than physical home to a once-thriving industry that has transposed its modes of production to cheaper neighborhoods. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

And in the Cold War, the island metaphor was transposed to the nuclear shelter. — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

As Singh tries to prevent that from happening, his efforts are transposed with Gaitonde’s story, an epic tale that examines the nature of power amid the city’s religious and economic tensions. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Two couples, one dinner party — that’s the bare-bones basis of The Invite, an adaptation of the 2020 Spanish movie The People Upstairs that feels tailor-made to be franchised, translated to just about any language, and transposed onto just about any upper-middle-class milieu. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

The caps-lock title and eff-you art work, in which the artist’s image is transposed onto a hand as a triumphant middle finger, overshoots the tone. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026

The underdog framing, the embassy accounts running wild on X, the cultural-reference dunking on a bloated American president—these are Ukrainian moves, transposed to a different war. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026

Books were produced collaboratively; writers sent off handwritten manuscripts to printers, who transposed them onto a printing press before setting them to paper. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026