REFASTEN Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

refasten

verb

Definition of refasten

as in to reattach

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Reattach & Run Water The last step is to reattach your showerhead and turn on the water to flush any remaining vinegar from the spouts.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2026
When scrubbing is complete, reattach the bottle and flush the nozzle by spraying it several times.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of reattach

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Powell stars as a man offing his obscenely wealthy family to resecure an inheritance.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
If a data breach does happen, the Ultimate Security suite offers a white-glove service to guide you through steps to resecure your information.

— Advertising Content From Bitdefender, PCMAG, 1 May 2023

Definition of resecure

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However, other tracking methods may still recognize your device, and signing back into an account reconnects your activity to that account.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Like his protagonist, Bill, the first-time filmmaker — also a famed author, journalist and podcaster in his native Sweden — chaperoned a school trip to the Stockholm Archipelago in a bid to reconnect with his daughter.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of reconnect

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The Huskies have won 25 Big East regular season titles and 24 Big East Tournament titles and have won both championships in each season since rejoining the league in 2020.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
This allows travelers to rejoin the ship in a different country.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejoin

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One of her earliest television roles was as one of the ugly stepsisters in the 1957 TV production of Cinderella with Julie Andrews — whom Ghostley would reunite with onscreen as part of The Julie Andrews Hour in 1972.

— Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
For months, Plambech follows Roro’s husband, Hani, and his struggle to reunite his family.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of reunite

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At that time, the company’s Fisher-Price, Barbie and American Girl brands were struggling to connect with changing consumer tastes and Mattel was reeling from the recent bankruptcy of Toys R Us.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Finally, in the fourth quarter, Skinner connected with speedster Emmanuel Pullins for a 44-yard touchdown and a 21-14 lead before his interception return.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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