Synonyms of rewriting

rewriting

verb

present participle of rewrite

as in amending

to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information

The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay.

I had to rewrite the computer program.

Related Words

• amending
• revising
• improving
• redrafting
• reworking
• modifying
• changing
• correcting
• redrawing
• adjusting
• reforming
• rectifying
• debugging
• remedying
• fixing
• shortening
• restyling
• emending
• repairing
• redressing
• altering
• cutting
• righting
• polishing
• ameliorating
• perfecting
• red-penciling
• bettering
• blue-penciling
• regulating
• modulating
• touching up
• mending

Dissimilar Words

• hurting
• damaging
• impairing
• injuring
• harming
• spoiling
• worsening
• marring
• aggravating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rewriting

The findings are rewriting how specialists think about one of the most common and most dismissed complaints in women’s health. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

The activities bleed treacherously into each other—editing can involve rewriting, and writing, certainly in my case anyway, involves self-editing. — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Singh and Oppenheim spent the next few days working on the script in a Mid-City office, then Singh spent five days alone rewriting the character of Hansen, infusing a mystical, avenging-angel undertone to his character. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

In the future, that could mean hiding a tattoo at a business meeting, revealing it later, or even rewriting what's on your skin. — Mike McRae 09, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026

Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of many jobs, including management. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Local code and utility tariffs are ours and rewriting them produces buildings. — Ross Johnston, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

And that means rewriting the rules for funding healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

In the last few years, newspaper restaurant critics have been rewriting the rules of the game. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026