REMODELING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

remodeling 1 of 2

noun

as in alteration

the act, process, or result of making different moved out of the apartment and into a motel during the remodeling

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remodeling

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verb

present participle of remodel

as in modifying

to make different in some way we completely remodeled the house right after we moved in

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Recent Examples of remodeling

Noun

That combination of emotional attachment and financial incentive is driving demand for aging in place remodeling that makes an existing home work for the long run. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 Nor did the opportunity to be first in line to buy a customized apartment at the Pierre after all the years of remodeling were over. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 In addition to rent relief and capital support, some of that multibillion-dollar spend will be used for remodeling restaurants. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 The money is going toward opening and remodeling stores, improving the supply chain, and putting more resources into store employees. — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Allen said about half the building’s interior was damaged when the roof caved in, and all remodeling work was a direct result of that incident. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 Viktor started a remodeling business that provides tiling services. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 Kroger is celebrating the remodeling of its store in Martinsville this week with a deal on gas. — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026 Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter Scientists have long known that women’s brains undergo substantial remodeling during puberty and pregnancy. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

Throughout the program’s 11 years, students have worked on four houses, remodeling two and building two from scratch in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 Typically, McDonald's chips in some support for franchisees who are remodeling their restaurants. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 That would begin with remodeling the four-story MassMutual headquarters into 178 one- and two-bedroom apartments, and sometime later building a five-story building with another 129. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026 Fiddelke is also remodeling Target stores and improving staffing. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Former court jeweler Garrard takes credit for remodeling the tiara in 1937. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 Most give me six answers, with goals like building a business, training for a marathon, starting a fund or remodeling a house. — Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The Fox was taken over by a consortium of filmmakers led by Jason Reitman, who is working on remodeling the venue and has opened it to screenings this summer in advance of the remodeling as the Director’s Village. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026 But with so many styles on the market, choosing the right one can be as daunting as remodeling your kitchen itself. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for remodeling

Noun

Cardtoons won because its alteration of the players’ appearances was deemed sufficiently inventive and, through parody, the cards reflected social commentary protected by the First Amendment that outweighed the players’ publicity rights claims.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
This included performing the first-ever lunar-Earth flyby in August 2024, and grabbing a speed boost and trajectory alteration from the second planet from the sun, Venus, a year later in August 2025.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of alteration

Verb

Energy companies might save substantial capital by tapping naturally occurring subterranean structures rather than excavating artificial caverns or modifying depleted reservoirs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
An agent might be permitted to read a database but prohibited from modifying it, generate a purchase order but not approve one, or access public websites while being blocked from transmitting sensitive corporate information.

— Ed Fox, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of modifying

Noun

In addition to easing federal regulations, the bill also encourages states and cities to reform their land-use rules, which would mark a significant change in the federalist system with respect to city planning.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Even Meta’s settlement with the attorneys general, which requires changes to features aimed at teens, contains plenty of unknowns and ties some of its actionability to competitors doing the same.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of change

Verb

Its ability to perform different missions allows commanders to employ the weapon against changing threats.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of changing

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Functional connectivity in the fetal brain develops substantially later in gestation, with measurable differences in brain activity and facial responses to noxious versus innocuous stimulation appearing at approximately 33 weeks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Three-dimensional light fields could provide a new way to probe these subtle differences because the fields themselves can have chiral, or handed, properties.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of difference

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Critics and opposition parties accuse it of altering voter registrations to give an advantage to the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Schwemmer, 72, was charged with one count of official misconduct, one count of providing false information to law enforcement and one count of altering patient records.

— David Goodhue October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of altering

Noun

Among adults 50 and older who expect to need home modifications, 72% anticipate bathroom changes like grab bars or non-slip tile, according to AARP.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Among adults 50 and older who anticipate needing modifications, 72% expect bathroom changes like grab bars or non-slip surfaces, according to AARP.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of modification

Verb

Most companies already have established processes for deciding where to expand, allocating capital and evaluating new markets, and reworking those processes requires more than adding another tool.

— Jeremy Barnett, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The Arab Gulf states, meanwhile, are reworking their security doctrines.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

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