Synonyms of rewrite

rewrite

verb

as in to amend

to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information

The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay.

I had to rewrite the computer program.

Related Words

• amend
• revise
• improve
• modify
• rework
• change
• correct
• adjust
• rectify
• reform
• redraft
• remedy
• redraw
• shorten
• fix
• right
• restyle
• cut
• debug
• redress
• better
• alter
• emend
• repair
• blue-pencil
• ameliorate
• red-pencil
• perfect
• polish
• regulate
• modulate
• touch up
• mend

Dissimilar Words

• hurt
• impair
• damage
• harm
• spoil
• injure
• mar
• aggravate
• worsen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rewrite

The refusal has to be enforced in the part of the system that does not get rewritten every sprint. — Murali Rajendran, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The director famously walked out of Oliver Stone’s 1994 film Natural Born Killers, which was heavily rewritten and aggressively stylized. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Or, rewrite the scene in a single run-on sentence, or in the future tense. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

What could be next Expect the recurrent-UTI playbook to shift over the next 18 to 24 months, not because guidelines are being rewritten tomorrow, but because the research and the patient demand are both pulling in the same direction. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026