Synonyms of reworks

reworks

verb

present tense third-person singular of rework

1

as in modifies

to make different in some way

the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• modifies
• remodels
• changes
• alters
• transforms
• recasts
• revises
• remakes
• refashions
• redoes
• revamps
• varies
• deforms
• mutates
• makes over
• transmutes
• metamorphoses
• transfigures
• revolutionizes
• exchanges
• converts
• commutes
• regenerates
• retools
• rejiggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sets
• fixes
• freezes
• stabilizes

2

as in edits

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

• edits
• revises
• reads
• revamps
• redrafts
• prints
• publishes
• compiles
• amends
• perfects
• rectifies
• annotates
• corrects
• polishes
• issues
• emends
• subs
• touches up
• redacts
• copyedits
• collects
• anthologizes
• abridges
• reedits
• fact-checks
• engrosses
• subedits
• blue-pencils
• gets out
• recopies
• red-pencils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reworks

The painting exists as a whole because of the way de Kooning works and reworks the surface. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

New this year is the Paddock Building, which reworks the saddling area with new dining and social spaces overlooking the Saddling Paddock and Stakes Winner's Circle, worth a look even on a day without racing. — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Snooz reworks that moment so the treat aligns with the goal of actually falling asleep afterward. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Part of the Splash Jelly Drop collection, Tory Burch’s Mini Romy reworks one of the brand’s signature shapes into a bright aquatic blue that immediately calls to mind swimming pools and cloudless skies. — Sanika Achrekar, Glamour, 2 July 2026

Today, denim is getting a new influx of American talent thanks to brands like B Sides, a tiny label in upstate New York that takes selvage fabric and reworks it into new patchwork cuts. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026

Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026

Alongside the course reworks, the statement announced the creation of a caddie academy by the Evans Scholars Foundation at East Potomac and a training school at Langston overseen by First Tee. — Matt Moret, New York Times, 9 May 2026

Several staples — including snack kiosks and merchandise locations — are being removed, disappearing from the park as Disney reworks the area, according to multiple reports. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026