Synonyms of reconstructing

reconstructing

verb

present participle of reconstruct

1

as in rebuilding

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

• rebuilding
• overhauling
• repairing
• rehabilitating
• restoring
• regenerating
• modifying
• refurbishing
• renovating
• aiding
• healing
• fixing up
• furbishing
• revamping
• patching
• reconditioning
• rehabbing
• helping
• fixing
• preparing
• curing
• maintaining
• doctoring
• reviving
• mending
• servicing
• improving
• conditioning
• adjusting
• revitalizing
• renewing
• readying
• reforming
• rectifying
• correcting
• rejuvenating
• redressing
• enhancing
• refreshing
• freshening
• righting
• enriching
• ameliorating
• caring (for)
• bettering
• refreshening
• meliorating

Dissimilar Words

• wrecking
• breaking
• damaging
• ruining
• hurting
• impairing
• injuring
• harming
• spoiling
• defacing
• disfiguring
• marring
• vandalizing
• disabling
• mutilating
• crippling
• flawing
• blemishing
• mangling
• maiming

2

as in re-creating

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

Related Words

• re-creating
• reinventing
• repeating
• reconceptualizing
• re-enacting
• reimagining
• reduplicating
• piecing together
• reviewing
• reexamining
• redefining
• rethinking
• revisiting
• reconceiving
• solving
• reevaluating
• reanalyzing
• resolving
• reconsidering
• working
• deducing
• unraveling
• rehearing
• reenvisioning
• answering
• inferring
• reweighing
• readdressing
• deciding
• cracking
• reasoning
• judging
• deciphering
• gathering
• figuring out
• working out
• decoding
• riddling (out)
• untangling
• reassessing
• reexploring
• concluding
• divining
• speculating
• doping (out)
• revising
• assuming
• conjecturing
• reappraising
• straightening (out)
• reforming
• correcting
• presuming
• rectifying
• puzzling (out)
• guessing
• untying
• clearing (up)
• remedying
• ironing out
• amending
• reinvestigating
• unriddling
• breaking
• restudying
• unscrambling
• emending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reconstructing

This poetic début novel, a finalist for the Booker Prize, is narrated largely by an unnamed curator who specializes in reconstructing scenes from the past. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Frost likens the distinction between conserving a kitchen in place and reconstructing one in a museum to the difference between a musical instrument still being played and one only on display. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

After plowing away at the problem for a while, Claude reportedly discovered the game was reconstructing the scene's lighting on every frame, even when nothing changed, resulting in heavy CPU usage. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Individual fibers can detect curvature along a line, but reconstructing an entire surface presents a greater challenge. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Burke, who was reconstructing fossil gharials for his doctoral project, noted the subtle differences between the unidentified species and the false gharial, and started to work on an up-to-date description in December 2023. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

That means additional steps can increase cost for reasons that have little to do with new reasoning and much more to do with repeatedly reconstructing the state of the process. — Giles Whiting, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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

After reuniting with his former squad leader and the leader’s partner, a writer who becomes consumed by reconstructing conflicting versions of their past. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026