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

Jirathit Saengavut The Devil’s Mouth is not rewriting the book on shark survival movies, but the Prime Video original is nonetheless a solid addition to the genre. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Science purists will note that this strange new world is not the famously gaseous Jupiter, but an extra, science textbook-rewriting ball of rock located roughly where the Asteroid Belt is now. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 July 2026

Celebrities, particularly Bieber and her friends, have been rewriting their own summer nail rules all season. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Millions of women in their late 30s, 40s and early 50s are quietly rewriting how perimenopause gets managed. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Facing unpredictable tariffs, fleet disruptions, and intense competition, the company is entering a new era of reglobalization, where automated belt systems, edge robotics, and new trade patterns are rewriting the rules of global supply chains. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Let’s commit to pausing tearing each other down before ripping up and rewriting our stories and objects. — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026

The thought of rewriting any portion of the book feels impossibly daunting. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

The Serbian tennis icon has spent much of his career rewriting the sport’s history books, collecting 24 Grand Slam singles titles, more than 100 ATP Tour-level victories, and nearly $194 million in prize money—more than any player before him. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 July 2026