Synonyms of reconstruct

reconstruct

verb

1

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.

Related Words

• rebuild
• overhaul
• rehabilitate
• repair
• restore
• modify
• refurbish
• regenerate
• renovate
• fix up
• heal
• aid
• patch
• furbish
• help
• prepare
• recondition
• revamp
• condition
• maintain
• revive
• cure
• fix
• ready
• rehab
• mend
• adjust
• revitalize
• improve
• renew
• refresh
• rejuvenate
• rectify
• doctor
• freshen
• right
• correct
• enhance
• service
• redress
• care (for)
• enrich
• better
• reform
• ameliorate
• refreshen
• meliorate

Dissimilar Words

• impair
• break
• hurt
• ruin
• injure
• damage
• wreck
• spoil
• harm
• flaw
• deface
• mar
• disfigure
• disable
• cripple
• vandalize
• mutilate
• blemish
• mangle
• maim

2

as in to re-create

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

Related Words

• re-create
• reinvent
• repeat
• re-enact
• reimagine
• reconceptualize
• piece together
• redefine
• reexamine
• revisit
• solve
• reconsider
• reanalyze
• reevaluate
• rethink
• deduce
• infer
• resolve
• unravel
• reduplicate
• rehear
• reenvision
• figure out
• review
• reconceive
• work
• decide
• gather
• readdress
• reweigh
• answer
• conclude
• work out
• decipher
• untangle
• decode
• puzzle (out)
• judge
• crack
• speculate
• presume
• unscramble
• straighten (out)
• revise
• reason
• assume
• reassess
• divine
• dope (out)
• iron out
• guess
• untie
• reexplore
• reappraise
• rectify
• amend
• clear (up)
• correct
• conjecture
• unriddle
• reinvestigate
• break
• riddle (out)
• remedy
• restudy
• reform
• emend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reconstruct

Woo said investigators were still reconstructing exactly what happened inside the home. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Their defense, which has been slightly reconstructed since last year, is tasked with trying to figure out the Texans, who came up just short against Buffalo in Week 1. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, a fierce OpenAI competitor, is the bad guy of The Social Reckoning, opening October 9, which reconstructs the 2021 showdown between Zuckerberg (Jeremy Strong) and whistleblower Frances Haugen (Oscar-winner Mikey Madison). — Philip Shenon, Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026

Rather than looking only at the shape of a finished tool, the researchers attempted to reconstruct its entire life. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026