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

This, though, buys Infantino time to ride out the storm, regroup and rebuild.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Aaron, who rebuilt his connector in those six weeks, does not see buyers demanding any of this.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 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

Fred Smith’s hub-and-spoke distribution system revolutionized package delivery at Federal Express, and Jeff Bezos’s Amazon reinvented logistics for the e-commerce era.

— Ted Leonsis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Chefs nationwide are reinventing classics and introducing bold new flavors.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of reinvent

Verb

Since June, the group has rescued and rehabilitated more than 300 at-risk animals across the five boroughs in partnership with the NYPD.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
In its release, the Illinois high court noted Evans’ work establishing the county’s restorative justice courts, which handle some low-level cases outside the traditional courtroom in the hopes of rehabilitating defendants.

— Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 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

This is a classic game reimagined, with glossy resin tiles housed in a calfskin case that’s almost too beautiful to tuck away in your bag.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026
From food and television to skincare and clothing, the Korean wave has found a passionate new audience across Latin America — and in Chile, it is being reimagined by a generation of young fans.

— John Bartlett, NPR, 8 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