REDO Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

redo 1 of 2

noun

Definition of redo

as in repeat

the act of saying or doing over again as a way of celebrating our silver wedding anniversary, we're planning a redo of the trip we took on our honeymoon

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redo

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verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈdü

as in to remodel

to make different in some way desperately wanted to redo the red living room in soothing shades of green

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as in to repeat

to make or do again the conductor kept asking the violinist to redo that passage until he was completely satisfied

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Recent Examples of redo

Noun

Its chenin blanc won the top honor this year at the 50th anniversary redo of the famed Judgment of Paris competition. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 Now, the Motor City Machine Guys, and AEW for that matter, have a chance at a redo, and if AEW can bring in both New Day and MCMG, that will instantly make its tag team division much more interesting. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Verb

The BoMar Club has received just under thirty thousand dollars from the opioid settlement, to fix its roof and bolster outreach efforts, and Coleman was petitioning the commission for more money to redo the floor, which sagged under our feet. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 Last week, a Staten Island judge ruled the city mishandled the rollout by unfairly shifting the burden to thousands of homeowners to prove their basic residency and ordered officials to redo the process. — Christina Fan, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redo

Recent Examples of Synonyms for redo

Noun

French authorities are intent on preventing a repeat of recent violent unrest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Huntington’s is the result of a three-letter repeat, and researchers have spent years attempting to lower the levels of the RNA and protein this gene produces.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeat

Verb

La Grande Épicerie’s fish stand was remodeled two years ago, including with mosaics by Parisian artist Mathilde Jonquière, and the rotisserie corner has been relooked more recently.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Offices have been remodeled for a modern look, part of a plan to upgrade on-campus facilities.

— PJ Green October 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of remodel

Verb

But then labs across the globe tried to replicate the experiment and couldn’t, and an almighty takedown ensued.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
The Ipsos survey and several other polls — if replicated on voting day — indicate that most metropolitan municipalities would require coalition governments after the local elections.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of replicate

Noun

This series features a lot of internal rhymes and repetitions, often in place of more thoughtful or meaningful explorations of its core ideas.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
The beauty of the record lies in how these loops slowly diffract over their runtime, becoming subtly reformed over each repetition.

— Henry Ivry, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of repetition

Verb

Further, modifying the nanoparticle sizes, ligand chain lengths, or overall electrical charges allows full control over the resulting material.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
The indictment describes another customer being told that their asylum story was too long and too personal and needed to be modified.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of modify

Verb

DeMarco was named coach of the Liberty in December, after the franchise chose not to renew former coach Sandy Brondello‘s contract for the 2026 season.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
El-Sayed’s former primary opponent, Haley Stevens, upended the race by endorsing Rogers, renewing focus on tensions over Israel and the party’s direction.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of renew

Verb

The approach preserves familiar development workflows while changing how servers coordinate updates and distribute repository data.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Ask whether the time changed, the location changed, or someone simply explained it badly.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

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