Synonyms of recreating

recreating 1 of 2

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recreating

Verb

One critical component of getting the time and place to feel right was recreating the ’70s, rather than leaning on a corny pastiche or tired visual clichés. — William Earl, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Yamaha was doing it in 1993 with the VL1, mathematically recreating the airflow, reeds, and resonances of saxophones and other acoustic instruments, while Line 6, among others, later applied the same broad idea to guitar amps. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Ojuromi has grown a recent social media following for videos recreating Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel looks, alongside her friend and stylist Debby Fasingha, on the streets of Lagos. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Booth said the idea came from a student earlier this year, who suggested recreating popular hits and theme songs using solfege. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Simulations recreating the earliest era of the solar system show that terrestrial planets, such as Earth, should form within the first few hundred million years. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

So the White House Historical Association set about recreating the Oval Office, opening the exhibit in September 2024. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

The accelerator facility is essential for recreating in the laboratory the exact conditions that exist inside stars. — Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Best for Combination Sleepers For decades, Serta has been a go-to for recreating the hotel-bed experience at home, and this set of pillows delivers the familiar loft and support. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Condé Nast Traveler sat down with Phuntsok, Peedom, and Hiddleston to discuss recreating Everest’s summit in New Zealand, filming a nail-biting sequence in a seemingly bottomless crevasse, and the power of being an outsider in a team setting. — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

One critical component of getting the time and place to feel right was recreating the ’70s, rather than leaning on a corny pastiche or tired visual clichés. — William Earl, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Yamaha was doing it in 1993 with the VL1, mathematically recreating the airflow, reeds, and resonances of saxophones and other acoustic instruments, while Line 6, among others, later applied the same broad idea to guitar amps. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Ojuromi has grown a recent social media following for videos recreating Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel looks, alongside her friend and stylist Debby Fasingha, on the streets of Lagos. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

For example, in August, they were spotted re-creating the group’s iconic Abbey Road album cover. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Booth said the idea came from a student earlier this year, who suggested recreating popular hits and theme songs using solfege. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Simulations recreating the earliest era of the solar system show that terrestrial planets, such as Earth, should form within the first few hundred million years. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

So the White House Historical Association set about recreating the Oval Office, opening the exhibit in September 2024. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026