OVERHAULS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

overhauls 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of overhaul

as in catches

to move fast enough to get even with in the final moments of the race, the horse in the rear sped forward at a furious pace and overhauled the horse that had been leading

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overhauls

2 of 2

noun

plural of overhaul

as in redesigns

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Recent Examples of overhauls

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Target shares are surging in 2026, putting it on track to snap four straight years of losses – and analysts say the rally could pick up steam as the retailer overhauls its corporate strategy. —

Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 The shooting prompted protests over police use of force, and calls for police to stop foot pursuits altogether until the department overhauls its chase policies. —

Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 Four times a year, the crew overhauls the seasonal drink menu. —

Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026 The Buffalo Bills will get a good look at all the top available draft prospects, which will be extremely important this year as the team overhauls its defensive scheme. —

Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 Sumrall aimed to overhauls a Gators’ offensive line expected to be one of the nation’s best, but too often was inconsistent. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026 Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025 At the same time, the Milwaukee School Board has approved a reading plan proposed by Cassellius that, among many things, overhauls some past approaches to reading instruction. —

Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhauls

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If a passenger catches a fish during an excursion, it must be shipped home.

— Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Two years after opening Smoke Queen Barbecue’s first brick-and-mortar location in Garden Grove, Winnie Yee, one of the country’s few female pitmasters, still sometimes catches herself looking around the restaurant in disbelief.

— Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026