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

2 of 2

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

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

On June 21, a man was also attacked after making contact with an alligator while recreating on Marion County’s Rainbow River, the FWC said. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 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

The robot emerged from the player tunnel and entertained fans by recreating popular football goal celebrations, including those of Norway striker Erling Haaland. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 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

Verb

Once the Minions stumble into Hollywood, the film pays homage to early slapstick cinema, recreating scenes made famous by Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 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

What began as a fun exercise in recreating outlandish dishes from film and television has since evolved into a multimedia empire with Andrew Rea at the helm. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 2 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

Going into my 18th year of teaching, my biggest goal is re-creating that experience of thinking critically for oneself and studying literature through a critical lens. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

The streaming service added that Wilder's estate consented to re-creating his voice for the show. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Dressed in a bright red jacket and tie, Mboladinga returned to the spotlight in Boston on Tuesday during his country’s group-stage match against Colombia, recreating the pose of Lumumba’s statue in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital. — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026