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remake

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of remake

1 to make different in some way
  • one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city
Synonyms of remake

alter, change, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary
Words Related to remake

deform, metamorphose, mutate

regenerate, revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute

commute, convert, exchange

rejigger, retool
Antonyms of remake

fix, freeze, set, stabilize
2 to make or do again
  • Yesterday's soup was so good that we decided to remake it for today's lunch.
Synonyms of remake

duplicate, redo, reduplicate, reiterate, renew, repeat, replicate, reprise
Words Related to remake

recreate, reenact, reinvent

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  1. See words that rhyme with remake Dictionary: Definition of remake Spanish Central: Translation of remake Nglish: Translation of remake for Spanish speakers

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