RECONDITION Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

recondition

verb

ˌrē-kən-ˈdi-shən

Definition of recondition

as in to repair

to put into good shape or working order again asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm

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Recent Examples of recondition All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray (return to competition reconditioning) did not play for the first game of a back-to-back (New Orleans plays at Phoenix on Friday). — CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 The ship was raised in 1869 and reconditioned. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026 While fans wait for the ice to be reconditioned before the start of the women's speedskating 500-meter final, Bach, the IOC president from 2013-25, was interviewed by an in-arena public-address announcer. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026 The ship was raised in 1869, and reconditioned. — Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recondition

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But there are times when religious artwork and artifacts cannot be recovered, salvaged or repaired.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Stevens and el Sayed had struggled to repair their relationship since the August contest, which el Sayed won narrowly.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of repair

Verb

But the Horned Frogs returned just three players from last year’s team and rebuilt the roster with nine new players with multiple years of eligibility.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
To rebuild trust and protect campaign ROI, businesses must pivot from demanding permanent contact credentials to offering transparent data practices, lower-friction entry points and genuine value in exchange for customer intimacy.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of rebuild

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By stringing multiple kill dates of moss samples taken from different spots, scientists reconstructed a map of an advancing ice margin.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
The team reconstructed the evolutionary history of GxpS, the enzyme that produces GameXPeptides, to investigate how different peptide structures evolved.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstruct

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Before selecting the least uncomfortable version, ask which limits are fixed and which details can change.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Robots fix memories MIT researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence system that allows robots to identify, evaluate, and correct unreliable descriptions of objects stored in their memory.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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