change course

verb

Synonym of change tack.

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Meanings

verbchange course (third-person singular simple present changes course, present participle changing course, simple past and past participle changed course)

present singular third person changes course · participle present changing course · participle past changed course · past changed course

  1. Synonym of change tack.

    Synonyms: change tack

  2. To alter its course as a result of silting up, flooding, or even an earthquake.

    The Tees changed course in 1771 during a raging flood, leaving part of Gainford in Yorkshire - although today the village is fairly and squarely in south Durham.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 195

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of change tack.

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change tack

More synonyms by meaning

verbshift from one side of the ship to the other

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jibegybejib
Broader
sail
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gybejibjibe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

“change course.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20course. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “change course,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20course.

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