RETOOL Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

retool

verb

Definition of retool

as in to rejigger

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Recent Examples of retool Politicians on both sides of the aisle will have to retool their approaches accordingly. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 June 2026 Add in the transfer-portal impact, in which colleges can retool and restock without even signing prep prospects — and landing a full ride has never been more of a daunting task. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026 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 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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Crews are transforming Bryte Park as part of a $15 million renovation project, but the removal of 28 mature trees has left neighbors divided.

— Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Every experience is thoughtfully curated, transforming a day at the beach into an opportunity to recharge both body and mind.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

Definition of transform

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The Need To Move Beyond Exchange Of Data In the healthcare sector, interoperability efforts have historically focused on ensuring that systems can exchange data.

— Bindu Madhavi Mangalampalli, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
In January, the bank asked the judge to throw out Arbuckle’s claims, arguing that evidence exchanged by both sides showed no key factual disputes requiring a jury to resolve.

— Chase Jordan July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of exchange

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San Francisco startup Freehand has secured $75 million in seed funding to revolutionize accounts payable for large enterprises.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
One of Roman's instruments called a coronagraph is expected to revolutionize exoplanet research while WFI scans the cosmos to image around 2 billion galaxies during the telescope's main survey.

— Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 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

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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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