RETOOL Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

retool

verb

Definition of retool

as in to rejigger

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Recent Examples of retool Fuqua thus had to retool his entire movie, which had significantly focused on Jackson’s allegations prior to the shakeup. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 Big payouts at banks CEOs of three the nation’s biggest banks got rewarded for yearslong efforts to retool their companies and revive a stagnant stock price. — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 The Smuggler’s Run ride in Anaheim recently got retooled to cross-promote the movie. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 May 2026 As usual, questions abound as the Hornets prepare to retool the roster following a 44-win campaign that concluded without ending the league’s longest current playoff drought. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for retool

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Companies take time to rejigger their workflows and update their systems.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
States now have a freer hand to rejigger boundaries of voting districts at all levels of government.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of rejigger

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PayJoy, founded by Doug Ricket, is transforming credit access in the global south, enabling millions to afford phones and invest in micro-businesses where traditional credit is scarce.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Downtown San Diego has been transformed into a haphazard movie set with numerous activities for locals without a Comic-Con International badge.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Definition of transform

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Its inhabitants remain largely indifferent to the independence movement; village elders reason that freedom will benefit the educated while cultivators will merely exchange one set of masters for another.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
The pair are said to have exchanged shoves and throws before prison guards were able to separate them.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, VIBE.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of exchange

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Are there some fields that can be revolutionized by things like a 3D printer and a bit of time with the maker community?

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Today's listen The orange metro line in Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, has revolutionized travel and safety for women since its opening six years ago.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 July 2026

Definition of revolutionize

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Every day, New Yorkers use that corridor to commute, exercise, access parks and waterfronts, and move through the city without a car.

— Andrew Kimball, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Scott's death sentence was commuted to life in prison after several appeals, but the 53-year-old has remained behind bars despite questions about the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution during the trial.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of commute

Verb

But the filmmaker’s imagination transfigures personal history into something not of this world, wholly original, and uniquely demented.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Altman is the defendant in the case brought by Musk, who’s claiming that OpenAI illegally betrayed the company’s non-profit founding by transfiguring into a for-profit company last year.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 7 May 2026

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