RECONVERSION Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

reconversion

noun

Definition of reconversion

as in reconstruction

the act, process, or result of changing again The planning board has laid out a proposal for the reconversion of the converted paper mills.

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Recent Examples of reconversion Yet the reconversion into a mosque preserved much of the Crusader church, and the majority of the nave and the western portal were still visible in modern times. — Stephennie Mulder, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024 Maenza and Haider met for the first time in person at a reception following an ecumenical prayer service lamenting the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque. — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 19 July 2021 Today and for 40 years the ancient quarries have known an artistic reconversion. — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 7 May 2021 In Erdogan's view, questioning the reconversion of Hagia Sophia was an attack on Turkish sovereignty. — Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020

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According to Polymarket’s own newsy reconstruction in its magazine-like imprint The Oracle, more than $21 million eventually traded in that one market, while Biden’s withdrawal produced the platform’s highest-volume day to that point.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
And since the reconstruction is needed, new streetlights, sidewalks and bike lanes could be added to the bridges.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstruction

Noun

Employees are being asked to learn new technologies, redesign workflows, experiment with new approaches and maintain existing performance expectations all at the same time.

— Eva Majercsik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
On the city council, Vo touted some of Cerritos’ success, including the creation of the city’s annual Moon Festival, the extension of a Kia automotive dealership extension until 2045 and the redesign of the city’s website.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of redesign

Noun

British Airways' overhaul of the cabins on its 12 A380s is also a bet on the jumbo jet, which many carriers have retired in recent years, opting for smaller, more fuel-efficient jets.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
The proposal arrived as California works through a broader overhaul of recycling rules.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhaul

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But this begs the parallel question of what the current museum architecture arises from and reflects, and why the oceanic and the oligarchic logics of the museum’s reformation now travel together here.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Years after his dad’s reformation, Jonah sits on a bench at the Broncos’ practice facility in Dove Valley, gazing out at the green expanse of his future.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026

Definition of reformation

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Even without modification, white privacy lights are easily obscured by bangs and a bright sunny day.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Those systems support modifications, upgrades and integration work around the aircraft’s mission architecture.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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