recast

verb

re·​cast (ˌ)rē-ˈkast 

recast; recasting

transitive verb

: to cast again

recast a gun

recast a play

also : remodel, refashion

recasts his political image to fit the times

recast

ˈrē-ˌkast  (ˌ)rē-ˈkast 

noun

Synonyms of recast

• modify
• change
• remodel
• alter
• rework
• transform

Examples of recast in a Sentence

The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns.

When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role.

The director recast some of the actors in the play.

You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer.

He recast his political image to fit the times.

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s no legal strategy that will recast the multiple areas of federal and state law at issue—including a complex array of antitrust, labor, employment, intellectual property and education laws—to recreate a time in history that has passed. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026

While moving to Singapore may be unpopular with Beijing officials, Sun notes the maneuver has recast the identity of firms like AI developer Manus. —Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026

Only by recasting the tenets of the past, the thinking goes, can America move forward. —Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026

The database does not make clear which of the plaques, maps, films and books ultimately will be removed or recast by the Interior Department, though some have already been axed. —Karin Brulliard, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast

Kids Definition

recast

verb

re·​cast (ˈ)rē-ˈkast 

recast; recasting

1

: to cast again

recast a cannon

recast a play

2

: to change around : revise, remodel

recast a sentence to make it clearer