REINVENT Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

reinvent

verb

Definition of reinvent

as in to transform

to make significant changes or improvements to (something) We are striving to reinvent our business model.

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as in to revive

to bring (something) into use again in a new way Later in her career, she reinvented herself as a singer/songwriter.

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Recent Examples of reinvent However, the strategy is less about reinventing Rag & Bone than honing its house codes for both retail and product. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 These towns were selected for their ability to preserve history while reinventing themselves for modern visitors. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Numerous milestones, from Peart studying with jazz player Freddie Gruber and reinventing his playing style to writing Ghost Rider, a memoir about riding motorcycles and grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, are dotted along the way. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026 This was Wong’s opportunity to reinvent herself as a journalist. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reinvent

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The role required Cruise to transform with prosthetics (including a fat suit and thinning white hair) and a put-on Southern accent, but, mostly, the absurdist satire demanded his full acting range.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
There is a hard cap at both the league and team level, and the cap, which was introduced in 2005, has transformed the profit profile of owning a team, particularly in conjunction with the NHL’s revenue-sharing system.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of transform

Verb

Founding members Scherzinger, Wyatt and Roberts revived PCD earlier this year following a brief reunion as a quintet in 2019.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
The full cycle of forming a spore and then reviving it came to nearly 10 billion ATP molecules, one of the most expensive things a bacterium ever does.

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of revive

Verb

But their greatest impact comes when organizations redesign workflows around this new way of working.

— Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
The 2027 Silverado gets a broader, more muscular face, a new grille and redesigned LED lighting, while the bodywork has been massaged to make the truck look even more substantial.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of redesign

Verb

Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself.

— Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
The original idea was to resurrect their side project with Eno, which produced a single album in 1995.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resurrect

Verb

Under a specific sequence of events, the issue can occur when pilots perform a go-around from a precision approach with the autopilot engaged and then modify the flight path programmed into the flight management computer.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
And, perhaps testament to the brothers’ marketing, so many M-22 signs have been stolen from the road, the state highway department had to modify their design.

— Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of modify

Verb

In approximately a third of the world’s population, the virus will reactivate decades later to cause the infamously painful shingles rash; for reasons yet unknown, rates of shingles are increasing worldwide.

— Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
For other sections that need a boost, look for a lightweight product designed to reactivate your style, apply it only where needed and quickly re-blow-dry those areas.

— Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of reactivate

Verb

Digitize your dusty DVDs and reclaim shelf space with DVDneXtCOPY, a powerful DVD ripper that preserves your collection.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
By harnessing these tools, many clinicians report saving an hour per day on documentation, reducing after-hours work and reclaiming their personal time.

— Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of reclaim

Verb

The pilot attempted to restart the engine multiple times, with no success.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Prices were lower after reports claimed Iran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and as Saudi Arabia is reportedly aiming to restart its East-West pipeline as soon as as this week.

— Chloe Taylor,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of restart

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