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

That recreating the unsavory experiment would make for good television. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

Do not waste too much energy recreating the exact plan that just fell apart. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

By recreating this function in artificial structures, the team aims to separate lithium without relying on conventional extraction methods that can consume substantial energy and produce chemical waste. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

The clip featured the two actors recreating a photo of them starring as Aria and Ezra on Pretty Little Liars, which ran on ABC Family for seven seasons from 2010 to 2017. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026

Thousands of sheep and goats thronged the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday, drawing large crowds of tourists and locals alike to watch an annual festival recreating the pastoral practice of moving livestock to new grazing grounds. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

That leaves open the distinction between recreating the behavior of an Atari 800XL through modern software and reproducing the original hardware more directly. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Cameras on Zond 8 captured stunning views of the Earth and moon, recreating the iconic Earthrise views seen by Apollo 8 astronauts two years earlier in 1968. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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

Verb

What’s Your Grief’s guidance on changing holiday traditions encourages families to focus on the values behind celebrations, including togetherness, generosity and remembrance, rather than on recreating every ritual exactly. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

That recreating the unsavory experiment would make for good television. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

Do not waste too much energy recreating the exact plan that just fell apart. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

By recreating this function in artificial structures, the team aims to separate lithium without relying on conventional extraction methods that can consume substantial energy and produce chemical waste. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

The special effects team has done terrific work re-creating his body down to the creature’s fringed lashes. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

That leaves open the distinction between recreating the behavior of an Atari 800XL through modern software and reproducing the original hardware more directly. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Cameras on Zond 8 captured stunning views of the Earth and moon, recreating the iconic Earthrise views seen by Apollo 8 astronauts two years earlier in 1968. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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