Synonyms of reworking

reworking 1 of 2

noun

as in alteration

the act, process, or result of making different

the contract will need some reworking before it is acceptable to both parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alteration
• change
• difference
• modification
• revision
• revise
• variation
• amendment
• shift
• revamping
• remodeling
• redesign
• redoing
• remaking
• refashioning
• adjustment
• review
• transformation
• reform
• mutation
• fluctuation
• conversion
• rectification
• replacement
• deformation
• metamorphosis
• correction
• distortion
• displacement
• substitution
• oscillation
• modulation
• tweak
• transfiguration
• regulation
• redo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stabilization
• fixation

reworking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of rework

1

as in remodeling

to make different in some way

the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remodeling
• modifying
• changing
• altering
• remaking
• recasting
• transforming
• revising
• refashioning
• redoing
• revamping
• varying
• deforming
• making over
• metamorphosing
• mutating
• transmuting
• revolutionizing
• exchanging
• retooling
• transfiguring
• converting
• commuting
• regenerating
• rejiggering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setting
• fixing
• stabilizing
• freezing

2

as in editing

to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating

the magazine will publish your poem if you rework it so that it's a little shorter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• editing
• revising
• reading
• redrafting
• revamping
• printing
• publishing
• compiling
• amending
• polishing
• perfecting
• reediting
• rectifying
• correcting
• copyediting
• annotating
• subbing
• issuing
• emending
• touching up
• subediting
• redacting
• anthologizing
• abridging
• recopying
• collecting
• engrossing
• fact-checking
• getting out
• blue-penciling
• red-penciling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reworking

Noun

But hope is not lost in Shelley’s reworking of the bleak vision of postapocalypse as terminal and total extermination of life. — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

But it was closely followed by the reveal of a reworking of what is currently known as Journey Into Imagination With Figment at Epcot. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

For arc welding, Path Robotics claims its robots typically achieve between 95 and 100 percent on first-pass yields, meaning the share of parts that pass quality inspection the first time without requiring reworking or resulting in scrap. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

The demonstrators have been demanding a reworking of their local economy. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Teams still spend time reconciling data across systems, validating outputs manually, coordinating across silos and reworking processes that AI was supposed to simplify. — Eglae Recchia, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

But the move for Kesselring was just the start of his blue-line reworking. — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 June 2026

That showed his reworking of the pond. — Megan Vick, Variety, 22 June 2026

In a major reworking of the source material, Baela's sister, Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell), claims the wild dragon from the Veil, known as Sheepstealer. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026

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

Composers of both classical and popular music study what came before them, absorbing and reworking earlier melodies, harmonies, rhythms, and techniques. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Alyia had been reworking her backyard before her death, so her lacrosse teammates from Alta High School finished the job less than a month after the teen was laid to rest. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Assembly of them is labor- and time-intensive, and even small errors can result in reworking. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

But more thought is spent in reworking Ronika’s hairstyle and outfit than in developing her story. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

The power plant features titanium headers and an Akrapovič silencer for the exhaust, and is allowed to breathe through a massive front intake that required reworking the steering head. — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026

The ensemble was part of the designer’s fall 2025 couture collection, reworking a tuxedo in black wool gazar with an oversized satin collar sculpted into a circular shape around its plunging neckline. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026