Synonyms of reworking

reworking 1 of 2

noun

as in alteration

the act, process, or result of making different

the contract will need some reworking before it is acceptable to both parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alteration
• change
• difference
• modification
• revision
• revise
• variation
• amendment
• shift
• revamping
• remodeling
• redesign
• redoing
• remaking
• refashioning
• adjustment
• review
• transformation
• reform
• mutation
• fluctuation
• conversion
• rectification
• replacement
• deformation
• metamorphosis
• correction
• distortion
• displacement
• substitution
• oscillation
• modulation
• tweak
• transfiguration
• regulation
• redo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stabilization
• fixation

reworking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of rework

1

as in remodeling

to make different in some way

the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remodeling
• modifying
• changing
• altering
• remaking
• recasting
• transforming
• revising
• refashioning
• redoing
• revamping
• varying
• deforming
• making over
• metamorphosing
• mutating
• transmuting
• revolutionizing
• exchanging
• retooling
• transfiguring
• converting
• commuting
• regenerating
• rejiggering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setting
• fixing
• stabilizing
• freezing

2

as in editing

to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating

the magazine will publish your poem if you rework it so that it's a little shorter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• editing
• revising
• reading
• redrafting
• revamping
• printing
• publishing
• compiling
• amending
• polishing
• perfecting
• reediting
• rectifying
• correcting
• copyediting
• annotating
• subbing
• issuing
• emending
• touching up
• subediting
• redacting
• anthologizing
• abridging
• recopying
• collecting
• engrossing
• fact-checking
• getting out
• blue-penciling
• red-penciling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reworking

Noun

The overhaul amounted to a major reworking of a program that has canceled loans for more than 1 million Americans. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Even its underlying geometry needed reworking before the team could reconstruct its feathers. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Grant started calling him ‘JD Webb’ a playful reworking of his name. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

But hope is not lost in Shelley’s reworking of the bleak vision of postapocalypse as terminal and total extermination of life. — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

But it was closely followed by the reveal of a reworking of what is currently known as Journey Into Imagination With Figment at Epcot. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

For arc welding, Path Robotics claims its robots typically achieve between 95 and 100 percent on first-pass yields, meaning the share of parts that pass quality inspection the first time without requiring reworking or resulting in scrap. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

The demonstrators have been demanding a reworking of their local economy. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Teams still spend time reconciling data across systems, validating outputs manually, coordinating across silos and reworking processes that AI was supposed to simplify. — Eglae Recchia, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Verb

Interest in the trend follows a seasonal pattern, with peak months landing in April, May and June, when homeowners are planning layouts, buying plants and reworking outdoor spaces. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

During the next legislative session, lawmakers will consider reworking Missouri’s school funding formula, which determines how much state aid public schools receive. — Jack Harvel october 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

In 2020, Nike marked the Air Max 90’s 30th anniversary by restoring the model’s original Air Max 3 name and reworking its construction from the ground up. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026

To update the original design, from the spring 1997 couture collection, current Chanel designer Matthieu Blazy added his own touches to the silhouette—reworking it with a sweetheart neckline and a more structured shape. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

How designers are reworking the classic liner Contemporary labels are reworking traditional military liners into standalone outerwear rather than treating them solely as removable inserts. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

The latter returned attention to Burberry’s British identity, reworking the trench coat and check and reviving the Equestrian Knight Design. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Most companies already have established processes for deciding where to expand, allocating capital and evaluating new markets, and reworking those processes requires more than adding another tool. — Jeremy Barnett, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The Arab Gulf states, meanwhile, are reworking their security doctrines. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026