Synonyms of recreating

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verb (1)

present participle of recreate

1

as in restoring

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restoring
• reviving
• refreshing
• renovating
• renewing
• repairing
• redeveloping
• regenerating
• replenishing
• revitalizing
• resuscitating
• rejuvenating
• redesigning
• freshening
• recharging
• revivifying
• refurbishing
• remodeling
• overhauling
• reconstituting
• remaking
• reclaiming
• rehabilitating
• refreshening
• redoing
• updating
• refilling
• reengineering
• reconditioning
• modernizing
• rehabbing
• resupplying
• making over

2

as in playing

to engage in activity for amusement

an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playing
• toying
• entertaining
• frolicking
• sporting
• rollicking
• relaxing
• amusing
• joking
• disporting
• delighting
• cavorting
• romping
• resting
• dabbling
• dallying
• skylarking
• pleasing
• hanging
• diverting
• teasing
• frisking
• gamboling
• trifling
• idling
• fiddling (around)
• loafing
• puttering (around)
• screwing around
• lounging (around or about)
• dawdling
• messing around
• jesting
• hanging about
• slacking (off)
• bumming (around)
• goldbricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• working
• struggling
• striving
• laboring
• toiling
• sweating
• straining
• plugging (away)
• plodding
• slaving
• drudging

re-creating

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verb (2)

variants or recreating

present participle of re-create

as in reconstructing

to make (something) exist or appear to exist again

The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions.

The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.

Related Words

• reconstructing
• repeating
• revisiting
• reviewing
• reinventing
• gathering
• reimagining
• solving
• re-enacting
• judging
• reconceptualizing
• redefining
• reduplicating
• working
• reexamining
• rethinking
• reconceiving
• reanalyzing
• reevaluating
• reconsidering
• reassessing
• reenvisioning
• resolving
• reappraising
• rehearing
• answering
• restudying
• deciding
• reweighing
• readdressing
• concluding
• unraveling
• inferring
• deducing
• reinvestigating
• reexploring
• cracking
• revising
• figuring out
• guessing
• piecing together
• speculating
• reasoning
• working out
• assuming
• deciphering
• riddling (out)
• correcting
• untangling
• amending
• rectifying
• remedying
• decoding
• reforming
• presuming
• doping (out)
• breaking
• straightening (out)
• divining
• untying
• clearing (up)
• puzzling (out)
• conjecturing
• ironing out
• unriddling
• emending
• unscrambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recreating

Verb

Rather than recreating the originals outright, today’s red carpet versions borrow select elements from the past. — Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Rather than recreating its past, the landmark hotel confidently writes its next chapter. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

During scenes recreating protests, the boundary between fiction and reality collapsed. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2026

Her most viral video of the activity shows Carter and Parker recreating various sports logos, from the MLB to Air Jordan, and now has more than 28 million views. — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Mikesell said the cost of Miami real estate makes recreating that studio complex unrealistic now. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Otherwise, Kail sticks closely to the template established for him, recreating every scene and sequence from the first movie with ruthless fidelity and adding essentially no departures of any significance. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

TikTokers recreating Athanasius’ pose today use a Bible or another thick volume, wielding the book with as much swagger as the saint himself. — Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

All the while, people and their dogs are recreating in the water and at risk. — Hannah Smith updated July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Verb

Rather than recreating the originals outright, today’s red carpet versions borrow select elements from the past. — Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Rather than recreating its past, the landmark hotel confidently writes its next chapter. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Oppenheimer, for which De Jong received an Oscar nomination, had been a massive production that shot in two countries and required, among other things, re-creating the early days of Los Alamos at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026

During scenes recreating protests, the boundary between fiction and reality collapsed. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2026

Her most viral video of the activity shows Carter and Parker recreating various sports logos, from the MLB to Air Jordan, and now has more than 28 million views. — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Persons recreating outdoors, or in campgrounds, should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

Our research makes clear that rebuilding the industrial base would not mean recreating the past. — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026