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
• 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

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

Engineers can then study multiple potential accidents without physically recreating every scenario. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

In one interview, police brought him back to the home and filmed him recreating the scene, mimicking grabbing his gun, finding Causse, firing off the shots that killed Miller in the hallway, and then calling 9-1-1. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Of course, there’s still no recreating the chemistry or comfort of a club’s dedicated TV announcing booth, melded into a family over the course of 162 games, summer after summer. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

What makes vintage furniture appealing right now Vintage furniture offers qualities beyond simply recreating an older look. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Since Guadagnino’s first feature in 1999, The Protagonists, a mockumentary starring Tilda Swinton as a filmmaker re-creating a real-life murder in London, his work has encompassed a variety of plots, tones, and textures. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 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

Engineers can then study multiple potential accidents without physically recreating every scenario. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Banks may recoup some of the cost by charging merchants their own digital-euro transaction fee, although critics argue this is effectively re-creating the interchange model the digital euro was meant to disrupt. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

In one interview, police brought him back to the home and filmed him recreating the scene, mimicking grabbing his gun, finding Causse, firing off the shots that killed Miller in the hallway, and then calling 9-1-1. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Of course, there’s still no recreating the chemistry or comfort of a club’s dedicated TV announcing booth, melded into a family over the course of 162 games, summer after summer. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

What makes vintage furniture appealing right now Vintage furniture offers qualities beyond simply recreating an older look. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026