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

If messages pile up or coworkers rush, don’t let their urgency rewrite your whole system. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026

Detmers is under relatively inexpensive cost control Owner Steve Cohen has already hinted about being less aggressive in free agency this winter, when the guidelines concerning spending in the sport will be rewritten. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 July 2026

What to read next The Baffling Time-Tripping Plot The confusing screenplay by Mark Rosenthal, William Broyles Jr and Lawrence Konner was cobbled together at the last minute and was still being rewritten as cameras began rolling. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 July 2026

Of course Shanahan’s non-football injury won’t rewrite NFL safety policy, but its novelty (as twisted as that sounds) should strip away our collective apathy for just a moment. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026