RECONSTRUCT Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

reconstruct

verb

Definition of reconstruct

as in to rebuild

to build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed After the fire they had to completely reconstruct the building from the ground up.

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as in to re-create

to find out and describe or show the way something (such as an event or series of events) happened

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Recent Examples of reconstruct By measuring the energy and momentum of those emitted electrons, the researchers could reconstruct snapshots of what was happening inside the material as its electronic order returned. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 Investigators are conducting an extensive video canvass expanding outward from the crime scene to reconstruct the suspect’s movements, police said. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 Identifying a child, reconstructing documents and arranging a safe return can take months. — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconstruct

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstruct

Verb

The club was rebuilding after the 1958 Munich air disaster but won a first post-Munich trophy, the FA Cup, earlier that year.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
And independent civic organizations are the bodies sustaining the professional expertise and institutional knowledge that will be needed to one day rebuild the country.

— Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebuild

Verb

In his experimental doc, Wadimoff has the Palestinian refugees recreate the experiences of their escape from Gaza on a barren stage marked out by chalk outlines, in the style of Lars von Trier’s Dogville.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
As Savage explained to Wired, his team found this vulnerability after spending years cobbling together 737 computer parts to effectively recreate the plane’s nervous system.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of re-create

Verb

Zhu tamed rampant inflation, overhauled the currency system and weathered the Chinese economy through Asia’s financial crisis in 1997.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Meta followed by spending billions of dollars to overhaul its AI unit, installing Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang as the division's leader.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of overhaul

Verb

The backstory The Venetian opened in 1999 on the site of the old Sands and has spent the past few years reinventing itself for its 25th anniversary.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Rather than reinventing that formula, the Max 4 scales it up dramatically for users printing items ranging from large cosplay parts to functional prototypes to industrial-style engineering components.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of reinvent

Verb

Opposition politicians claim that ousting his government is necessary to rehabilitate Israel’s reputation, and that a post-Netanyahu foreign policy won’t engage in the partisan politics of other countries.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
After Mao’s death, Zhu was politically rehabilitated and allowed to rejoin the party.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rehabilitate

Verb

Although similar trios of total solar eclipses repeat every 18 years, few have crossed so many accessible and culturally significant destinations.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
One alcoholic drink followed by one non-alcoholic round, repeated through the evening.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeat

Verb

McIntire has made her mark for reimagining legendary stories through a new lens.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
After pausing during the pandemic, the festival returned before concluding in 2023, prompting KPBS to reimagine it as a communitywide celebration.

— Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of reimagine

Verb

What gives me pause is the question of why Brooker would radically reconceptualize a series whose premise has exceeded its expiration date, instead of just moving on to a fresh idea.

— Time, Time, 16 June 2023
In a sense, Black people, whose past has been deliberately erased, are embracing Afrofuturism as a means to reconceptualize their history and a tool for speculating on a more fruitful future.

— Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2023